Two-dimensional electron gases at complex oxide interfaces

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-171

  Stemmer, Susanne ^a   James Allen, S ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2DEG; Oxide interfaces; Perovskites; SrTiO3; Two dimensional electron gases

Indexed keywords

PEROVSKITE; STRONTIUM TITANATES; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; TWO DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS;

COMPLEX OXIDES; HIGH MOBILITY; HIGH-ELECTRON-DENSITY; OXIDE INTERFACES; SRTIO3; STRONG ELECTRON CORRELATIONS;

ELECTRON GAS;

EID: 84903937431     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-070813-113552     Document Type: Article

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