Wide bandgap tunability in complex transition metal oxides by site-specific substitution

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Choi, Woo Seok ^a   Chisholm, Matthew F ^a   Singh, David J ^a   Choi, Taekjib ^a   Jellison, Gerald E ^a   Lee, Ho Nyung ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; LANTHANUM; METAL OXIDE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY;

EID: 84863229423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1690     Document Type: Article

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