Band alignment at Cu2O/La0.7Sr0.3MnO 3 interface: A combined experimental-theoretical determination

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Cantoni, M ^a   Petti, D ^a   Bertacco, R ^a   Pallecchi, I ^b   Marr D ^b   Colizzi, G ^c   Filippetti, A ^c   Fiorentini, V ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR SPIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND ALIGNMENTS; FERROMAGNETS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HETEROSTRUCTURES; INTERFACE BARRIER; P-TYPE; SPINTRONICS DEVICE; VALENCE BAND OFFSETS;

ALIGNMENT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MANGANESE OXIDE;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77956196867     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3467206     Document Type: Article

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