Structure, stability, and electronic properties of SrTi O3/LaAl O3 and SrTi O3/SrRu O3 interfaces

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Albina, J M ^a,b   Mrovec, M ^a,b   Meyer, B ^c   Elsasser C ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 34848863638     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.165103     Document Type: Article

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