Optimal interface doping at La2/3Sr1/3MnO 3/SrTiO3(001) heterojunctions for spintronic applications

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 15, 2013, Pages

  Wang, C ^a   Stojic N ^a,b   Binggeli, N ^a,b  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO PSEUDOPOTENTIAL CALCULATIONS; ANTIFERROMAGNETICS; ENERGY DIFFERENCES; FERROMAGNETIC ALIGNMENT; INTERFACE DOPING; OPTIMAL DOPING; SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHTS; SPINTRONIC APPLICATIONS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; CALCULATIONS; FERROMAGNETISM; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MANGANESE OXIDE; STRONTIUM TITANATES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84877112320     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4802732     Document Type: Article

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