Existence of localized interface states in metal/GaAs(100) junctions: Au versus Al contacts

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 5416-5422

  Bardi, J ^a   Binggeli, N ^a   Baldereschi, A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0012654105     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.5416     Document Type: Article

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