SCHOTTKY BARRIERS AT NISI2/SI(111) INTERFACES

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作者
FUJITANI, H [1 ]
ASANO, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, COLL ARTS & SCI, INST PHYS, MEGURO KU, TOKYO 153, JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 42卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.42.1696
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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The electronic structures of the two types of NiSi2/Si(111) interface were studied within the local-density approximation using the linear muffin-tin orbitals method in the atomic-sphere approximation. Calculations were done for four supercell sizes. The largest supercell contained 12 Si2 layers and 11 NiSi2 layers. With each large supercell, the difference between the Schottky-barrier heights (SBH€ ™) of the two types of interface was consistent with experimental values. However, SBH€ ™ depend on the supercell size, although larger supercells have enough layers to screen the interface disturbance. Why SBH€ ™ depend on the cell size is investigated. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1696 / 1704
页数:9
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