Bandstructure line-up of epitaxial Fe/MgO/Ge heterostructures: A combined x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transport study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Cantoni, M ^a   Petti, D ^a   Rinaldi, C ^a   Bertacco, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPINNING; GE-DOPING; HETEROSTRUCTURES; N-DOPING; P-DOPING; SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHTS; TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS; X RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FERMI LEVEL; GERMANIUM; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79251543363     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3543851     Document Type: Article

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