Tuning the surface metal work function by deposition of ultrathin oxide films: Density functional calculations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Giordano, Livia ^a   Cinquini, Fabrizio ^a   Pacchioni, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

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EID: 33244488494     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.045414     Document Type: Article

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