Computational screening of two-dimensional coatings for semiconducting photocathodes

Wang, Gaoxue; Yang, Ping; Batista, Enrique R.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.024001

Title: Computational screening of two-dimensional coatings for semiconducting photocathodes

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Publication Date:: Wed Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2020

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1601725

Grant/Contract Number:: 20180007DR; 20190079DR; 89233218CNA000001

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Volume: 4 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Wang, Gaoxue, Yang, Ping, and Batista, Enrique R. Computational screening of two-dimensional coatings for semiconducting photocathodes.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
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  title        = {Computational screening of two-dimensional coatings for semiconducting photocathodes},

  author       = {Wang, Gaoxue and Yang, Ping and Batista, Enrique R.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.024001},

  journal      = {Physical Review Materials},

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