Tuning the work function in transition metal oxides and their heterostructures
Zhong Z, Hansmann P (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Book Volume: 93
Journal Issue: 23
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.235116
Abstract
The development of novel functional materials in experimental labs combined with computer-based compound simulation brings the vision of materials design on a microscopic scale continuously closer to reality. For many applications interface and surface phenomena rather than bulk properties are key. One of the most fundamental qualities of a material-vacuum interface is the energy required to transfer an electron across this boundary, i. e., the work function. It is a crucial parameter for numerous applications, including organic electronics, field electron emitters, and thermionic energy converters. Being generally very resistant to degradation at high temperatures, transition metal oxides present a promising materials class for such devices. We have performed a systematic study for perovskite oxides that provides reference values and, equally important, reports on materials trends and the tunability of work functions. Our results identify and classify dependencies of the work function on several parameters including specific surface termination, surface reconstructions, oxygen vacancies, and heterostructuring.
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APA:
Zhong, Z., & Hansmann, P. (2016). Tuning the work function in transition metal oxides and their heterostructures. Physical Review B, 93(23). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.235116
MLA:
Zhong, Zhicheng, and Philipp Hansmann. "Tuning the work function in transition metal oxides and their heterostructures." Physical Review B 93.23 (2016).
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