The SrTiO3/BiFeO3 (001) interface: commutativity of energy band discontinuities

Autor: R Schafranek, J D Baniecki, M Ishii, Y Kotaka, K Kurihara
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: New Journal of Physics, Vol 15, Iss 5, p 053014 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/5/053014
Popis: The interface formation between the perovskite oxides SrTiO _3 and BiFeO _3 was studied using in situ photoelectron spectroscopy by depositing BiFeO _3 on SrTiO _3 and vice versa via pulsed laser deposition. For the interfaces characterized, a type II band alignment with a valence band offset of 0.9–1.0 eV and a conduction band offset of 0.5–0.6 eV was observed. Within the margin of error the commutativity was fulfilled for the SrTiO _3 /BiFeO _3 interface, meaning that the band alignment does not depend on the deposition sequence.
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