The layer-by-layer stoichiometry of La0.7Sr 0.3MnO3/SrTiO3 thin films and interfaces

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1144-1147

  Song, F ^a,b   Monsen, A F ^a   Li, Z S ^c   Wells, J W ^a,d   Wahlstrom E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

finite element; LSMO; maximum entropy; synchrotron photoemission; XPS

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; INTERFACE MIXING; LSMO; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; MN CONCENTRATIONS; RUDDLESDEN-POPPER PHASE; SYNCHROTRON PHOTOEMISSION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; PHOTOEMISSION; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; STOICHIOMETRY; SURFACE SEGREGATION; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84879095382     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: 10969918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sia.5240     Document Type: Article

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