Schematic illustration of a STEM probe scanning across the interface of two nickelate compounds (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Schematic illustration of a STEM probe scanning across the interface of two nickelate compounds

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Schematic illustration of a STEM probe scanning across the interface of two nickelate compounds, with the nature of the scattered electrons changing as the electronic phase of the material goes from being metallic to insulating. Atomic structure model rendered using VESTA.

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Duncan T.L. Alexander

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