Quantum size effects in free-standing MgB2 films

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 314, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 109-116

  Huang, G Q ^a,c   Liu, M ^b   Chen, L F ^c   Xing, D Y ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electronic structure; Film; MgB2; Quantum size effect; Quantum well

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FILM GROWTH; FILMS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SIZE DETERMINATION;

DENSITY OF STATE; ELECTRON ENERGIES; FULL-POTENTIAL LINEARIZED MUFFIN-TIN ORBITAL; MAGIC NUMBERS; MGB2; OSCILLATORY BEHAVIORS; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; QUANTUM-WELL STATE;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

BORON; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CALCULATION; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRONICS; FILM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MUFFIN TIN ORBITAL METHOD; OSCILLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037481740     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00871-5     Document Type: Article

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