Band gap and Schottky barrier heights of multiferroic BiFeO3

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Clark, S J ^a   Robertson, J ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

GAP STATE MODEL; MULTIFERROIC OXIDE;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34047129665     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2716868     Document Type: Article

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