Influence of barrier height on scanning tunneling spectroscopy experimental and theoretical aspects

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 569-571

  Stievenard D ^a   Grandidier, B ^a   Nys, J P ^a   De La Broise, X ^a   Delerue, C ^a   Lannoo, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ENERGY GAP; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TUNGSTEN; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

BARRIER HEIGHT; DOPING LEVEL; KELDYSH-GREEN FUNCTIONS; PYRAMIDAL PROTRUSION;

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032472688     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.120762     Document Type: Article

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