Effects of interface states on the transport properties of all-oxide La_(0.8)Sr_(0.2)CoO_(3)/SrTi_(0.99)Nb_(0.01)O_(3) p-n heterojunctions

Electrical transport properties of heteroepitaxial p-n junctions made of La_(0.8)Sr_(0.2)CoO_(3) and SrTi_(0.99)Nb_(0.01)O_(3) were studied. Junctions display highly rectifying current-voltage characteristics over a wide temperature range (20–300 K). Two distinct transport mechanisms are identified:...

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Autores: Bruno, Flavio Yair, Garcia Barriocanal, Javier, Torija, M., Rivera Calzada, Alberto Carlos, Sefrioui, Zouhair, Leighton, C., León Yebra, Carlos, Santamaría Sánchez-Barriga, Jacobo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51411
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51411
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:537
Physics
Applied.
Electricidad
Electrónica (Física)
2202.03 Electricidad
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Sumario:Electrical transport properties of heteroepitaxial p-n junctions made of La_(0.8)Sr_(0.2)CoO_(3) and SrTi_(0.99)Nb_(0.01)O_(3) were studied. Junctions display highly rectifying current-voltage characteristics over a wide temperature range (20–300 K). Two distinct transport mechanisms are identified: tunneling assisted by interface states at T<130 K and diffusion/recombination at higher temperatures. Capacitance-voltage characteristics are used to determine the junction built-in potential at different frequencies. A capacitance relaxation is found due to charge trapping at interface states. Interface states, which deeply affect transport, are discussed in connection to charge-transfer processes related to the polarity mismatch at the interface.