Influence of the interface structure on the barrier height of homogeneous Pb/n-Si(111) Schottky contacts

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 457-466

  Schmitsdorf, R F ^a   Monch W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

73.30.+y Surface double layers, Schottky barriers, and work functions 73.40.Ei Rectification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006943421     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050634     Document Type: Article

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