Evaluating the use of electronegativity in band alignment models through the experimental slope parameter of lanthanum aluminate heterostructures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Liu, Z Q ^a   Chim, W K ^a   Chiam, S Y ^b   Pan, J S ^b   Ng, C M ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND ALIGNMENTS; BANDGAP MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IN-BAND; INTERFACE-INDUCED GAP STATE; LANTHANUM ALUMINATE; METAL-INDUCED GAP STATE; MODEL YIELDS; NEW CORRELATIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SLOPE PARAMETER;

ALIGNMENT; CHEMICAL BONDS; CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ENERGY GAP; LANTHANUM; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

LANTHANUM ALLOYS;

EID: 81355132358     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3657778     Document Type: Article

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