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The Electronic Properties of Silicon-Silicide Epitaxial Interfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Stefano Ossicini  and
O. Bisi
Stefano Ossicini
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica della Universitià, Via Campi 213/A 1-41100 Modena
O. Bisi
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica della Universitià, Via Campi 213/A 1-41100 Modena
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Abstract

The selfconsistent electronic properties of the epitaxial Si(111)-NiSi2 interface are computed for the experimentally observed type-A and type-B growth orientations. The densities of states projected on the various sites provide a detailed analysis of the siliconsilicide interface electronic states. The measured Schottky barrier heights may be interpreted by assuming that deviations from epitaxy must be taken into account.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 102 , 1987 , 315
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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