The origin of two-dimensional electron gases at oxide interfaces: Insights from theory

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2014, Pages

  Bristowe, N C ^a,b   Ghosez, Philippe ^a   Littlewood, P B ^b,c,d   Artacho, Emilio ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

^f BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

charge screening mechanisms; lanthanum aluminate; net charge; oxide interfaces and surfaces; polar discontinuity; strontium titanate; twodimensional electron gas

Indexed keywords

LANTHANUM ALLOYS; STRONTIUM TITANATES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CHARGE SCREENING; LANTHANUM ALUMINATE; NET CHARGES; OXIDE INTERFACES; POLAR DISCONTINUITY;

ELECTRON GAS;

GAS; OXIDE;

CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; GAS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONS; GASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDES; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84896944075     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/14/143201     Document Type: Review

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