Berry-phase theory of polar discontinuities at oxide-oxide interfaces

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Stengel, Massimiliano ^a   Vanderbilt, David ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954737047     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.241103     Document Type: Article

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