Mn valency at La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO 3 (0 0 1) thin film interfaces

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-221

  Riedl, Thomas ^a   Gemming, Thomas ^a   Dörr, Kathrin ^a   Luysberg, Martina ^b   Wetzig, Klaus ^a  

^a IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Interface structure; Mn valency; Near edge fine structure; Perovskites; Scanning transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849104538     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927609090229     Document Type: Article

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