Calibration of RHEED patterns for the appraisal of titania surface crystallography

Titanium and its alloys are commonly used as biomaterials due to their various beneficial surface properties, especially the formation of chemically stable passivating oxide films which can provide for excellent corrosion resistance and reduce metal ion release. Titanium oxide is a ceramic layer consisting typically of TiO2 which can exhibit different polymorphs for different annealing conditions [1].