Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy of Transition Metal Oxides with Unconventional Growth Mechanisms

Complex functional oxides exhibit a wide range of emergent electronic and structural properties, arising from the intrinsic competition between charge, spin, lattice, and orbital degrees of freedom. The interplay between these interactions continuously leads to the discoveries of novel functional oxides, deepening the understanding of correlated materials and expanding their potential applications in electronic and quantum devices. This thesis highlights the critical role of (scanning) transmission electron microscopy ((S)TEM) in exploring such interatomic structure-property correlations in oxides and oxide heterostructures.