Author(s): T. Iffländer, S. Rolf-Pissarczyk, L. Winking, R. G. Ulbrich, A. Al-Zubi, S. Blügel, and M. Wenderoth
The electronic charge distribution at the iron/gallium interface is imaged directly with high spatial and energetic resolution. The metal-semiconductor electronic barrier properties are found to be dependent on both the charge distribution and chemical bonds between the metal and semiconductor atoms.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 146804] Published Thu Apr 09, 2015