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In order to investigate the interface termination dependence of perovskite band alignments, we have studied the Schottky barrier height at La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$/Nb:SrTiO$_3$ (001) heterointerfaces. As the Nb:SrTiO$_3$ semiconductor…
The Schottky barrier height (SBH) is mapped with nanoscale resolution at pure Au/Si(001) and mixed Au/Ag/Si(001) interfaces utilizing ballistic electron emission microscopy (BEEM) by acquiring and fitting spectra every 11.7 nm over a 1…
This paper reports on the modulation of Schottky barrier heights (SBH) on three different orientations of $\beta$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ by insertion of an ultra-thin SiO$_2$ dielectric interlayer at the metal-semiconductor junction, which can…
A comprehensive current-voltage (I-V) characterization is performed for three different Schottky contacts; Pt, Ni and Ti, to unintentionally doped (UID) \{beta}-(Al0.19Ga0.81)2O3 grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on \{beta}-Ga2O3 for…
The authors report on the crystallographic orientation dependence of the Schottky properties for heterojunctions between a half-metallic ferromagnet La$_0.6$Sr$_0.4$MnO$_3$ (LSMO) and Nb-doped SrTiO3 semiconductor. The Schottky barrier…
In this work we study the Schottky barrier height (SBH) at the junction between $\beta$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ and platinum, a system of great importance for the next generation of high-power and high-temperature electronic devices. Specifically, we…
The Schottky barrier heights (SBHs) of defect-free interfaces of ZnO, CdO, MgO and SrO with various metals and different terminations are investigated by density functional supercell calculations. The oxide bands are corrected for their…
Understanding of the electrical contact properties of semiconductor nanowire (NW) field effect transistors (FETs) plays a crucial role in employing semiconducting NWs as building blocks for future nanoelectronic devices and in the study of…
We have observed temperature-dependent reversal of the rectifying polarity in Au/Nb:SrTiO3 Schottky junctions. By simulating current-voltage characteristics we have found that the permittivity of SrTiO3 near the interface exhibits…
A scheme is proposed to electrically measure the spin-momentum coupling in the topological insulator surface state by injection of spin polarized electrons from silicon. As a first approach, devices were fabricated consisting of thin…
We observed a strong modulation in the current-voltage characteristics of SrRuO$_3$/Nb:SrTiO$_3$ Schottky junctions by Mn substitution in SrRuO$_3$, which induces a metal-insulator transition in bulk. The temperature dependence of the…
Using a first-principle pseudopotential approach, we have investigated the Schottky barrier heights of abrupt Al/Ge, Al/GaAs, Al/AlAs, and Al/ZnSe (100) junctions, and their dependence on the semiconductor chemical composition and surface…
An atomistic insight into potential barrier formation and band bending at the interface between a metal and an n-type semiconductor is achieved by ab initio simulations and model analysis of a prototype Schottky diode, i.e., niobium doped…
We present a detailed investigation of the electrical properties of epitaxial La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTi0.98Nb0.02O3 Schottky junctions. A fabrication process that allows reduction of the junction dimensions to current electronic device size has…
The formation of a Schottky barrier at the interface between a metal and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is studied using density functional theory. For metals whose work functions range from 4.2 to 6.0 eV, we find Schottky barrier heights…
Transport properties have been studied for a perovskite heterojunction consisting of SrRuO$_{3}$ (SRO) film epitaxially grown on SrTi$_{0.99}$Nb$_{0.01}$O$_{3}$ (Nb:STO) substrate. The SRO/Nb:STO interface exhibits rectifying…
Graphene interfaced with a semiconductor forms a Schottky junction with rectifying properties, however, fluctuations in the Schottky barrier height are often observed. In this work, Schottky junctions are fabricated by transferring chemical…
We demonstrate tunable Schottky barrier height and record photo-responsivity in a new-concept device made of a single-layer CVD graphene transferred onto a matrix of nanotips patterned on n-type Si wafer. The original layout, where…
We combined photoelemission spectroscopy with first-principle calculations to investigate structural and electronic properties of SrTiO$_{3}$ doped with Ni impurities. In SrTiO$_{3}$ polycrystalline thin films, grown by magnetron…
Accurate prediction of Schottky barrier heights (SBHs) at metal-semiconductor (M-SC) interfaces is essential for understanding and optimizing charge injection in electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, first-principles calculations…