Polarity compensation in ultra-thin films of complex oxides: The case of a perovskite nickelate
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Middey, S., Rivero, P., Meyers, D., Kareev, M., Liu, X., Cao, Y., Freeland, J. W., Barraza-Lopez, S., & Chakhalian, J. (2014). Polarity compensation in ultra-thin films of complex oxides: The case of a perovskite nickelate. Scientific Reports, 4(1).

Authors 9
  1. S. Middey (first)
  2. P. Rivero (additional)
  3. D. Meyers (additional)
  4. M. Kareev (additional)
  5. X. Liu (additional)
  6. Y. Cao (additional)
  7. J. W. Freeland (additional)
  8. S. Barraza-Lopez (additional)
  9. J. Chakhalian (additional)
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