Spatially resolved electronic properties of MgO/GaAs(001) tunnel barrier studied by ballistic electron emission microscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Guzo S ^a   Turban, P ^a   Lallaizon, C ^a   Le Breton, J C ^a   Schieffer, P ^a   Lpine B ^a   Jzquel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EXPLOSIVES; HEAT CONDUCTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TUNNELS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BALLISTIC ELECTRON EMISSION MICROSCOPIES; BARRIER HEIGHTS; CONDUCTION CHANNELS; DEFECT STATES; ELECTRONS ENERGIES; HETEROSTRUCTURE; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; MGO(001) TUNNEL BARRIER; OXIDE LAYERS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHTS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; TUNNEL BARRIERS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 55149124220     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3012571     Document Type: Article

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