Spin-polarized two-dimensional t 2 g electron gas: Ab initio study of EuO interface with oxygen-deficient SrTi O 3

Gao, Lingyuan; Demkov, Alexander A.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.125305

Title: Spin-polarized two-dimensional $t_{2 g}$ electron gas: Ab initio study of EuO interface with oxygen-deficient $SrTi O_{3}$

Journal Article · 19 March 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.125305 · OSTI ID:1426834

Gao, Lingyuan; Demkov, Alexander A.

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