Controlled synthesis and characterization of Ag2 S films with varied microstructures and its role as asymmetric barrier layer in trilayer junctions with dissimilar electrodes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Lekshmi, I C ^a   Berera, G ^a   Afsar, Y ^a   Miao, G X ^a   Nagahama, T ^a   Santos, T ^a   Moodera, J S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SWITCHING;

ASYMMETRIC BARRIERS; CHARGE CARRIER CONDUCTION; ELECTRODE BARRIER INTERACTION; TRILAYER JUNCTIONS;

MULTILAYER FILMS;

EID: 43949110268     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2924429     Document Type: Article

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