Polarity compensation in ultra-thin films of complex oxides: The case of a perovskite nickelate

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Middey, S ^a   Rivero, P ^a   Meyers, D ^a   Kareev, M ^a   Liu, X ^a   Cao, Y ^a   Freeland, J W ^b   Barraza Lopez, S ^a   Chakhalian, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84923365597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06819     Document Type: Article

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