Conducting interfaces between polar and non-polar insulating perovskites

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 26, 2008, Pages

  Pauli, S A ^a   Willmott, P R ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF GASES; ELECTRON GAS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PEROVSKITE; PHOTONICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

HETEROSTRUCTURES; HIGH POWERS; MAGNETOELECTRONIC DEVICES; NON-POLAR; PEROVSKITES; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS (2DEG);

ELECTRONS;

EID: 48249122732     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/26/264012     Document Type: Article

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