DFT studies of pristine hexagonal Ge1Sb2Te 4(0001), Ge2Sb2Te5(0001), and Ge1Sb4Te7(0001) surfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 15075-15089

  Deringer, Volker L ^a   Dronskowski, Richard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER; DISPERSION CORRECTION; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION FUNCTIONALS; GENERAL EXPRESSION; PHASE CHANGES; PRISTINE SURFACES; SLAB MODEL; SURFACE STUDY;

DIGITAL STORAGE; GERMANIUM; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; SURFACES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ANTIMONY;

EID: 84880835573     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401400k     Document Type: Article

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