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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 15 cited

Electric control of spin injection into a ferroelectric semiconductor

Xiaohui Liu, J. D. Burton, Evgeny Y. Tsymbal

Electric-field control of spin-dependent properties has become one of the most attractive phenomena in modern materials research due the promise of new device functionalities. One…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 65 cited

Polarization Controlled Ohmic to Schottky Transition at a Metal/Doped Ferroelectric Interface

Xiaohui Liu, Yong Wang, J. D. Burton +1

Ferroelectric polar displacements have recently been observed in conducting electron-doped BaTiO3. The co-existence of a ferroelectric phase and conductivity opens the door to new…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2012★ 154 cited

Ferroelectric Instability under Screened Coulomb Interactions

Yong Wang, Xiaohui Liu, J. D. Burton +2

We explore the effect of charge carrier doping on ferroelectricity using density functional calculations and phenomenological modeling. By considering a prototypical ferroelectric…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2011★ 29 cited

Highly spin-polarized conducting state at the interface between non-magnetic band insulators: LaAlO3/FeS2 (001)

J. D. Burton, E. Y. Tsymbal

First-principles density functional calculations demonstrate that a spin-polarized two-dimensional conducting state can be realized at the interface between two non-magnetic band i…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 120 cited

Giant Tunneling Electroresistance Effect Driven by an Electrically Controlled Spin Valve at a Complex Oxide Interface

J. D. Burton, E. Y. Tsymbal

A giant tunneling electroresistance effect may be achieved in a ferroelectric tunnel junction by exploiting the magnetoelectric effect at the interface between a ferroelectric barr…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 35 cited

Evolution of the band alignment at polar oxide interfaces

J. D. Burton, E. Y. Tsymbal

First-principles calculations demonstrate the evolution of the band alignment at La0.7A0.3MnO3|La1-xAx|TiO2|SrTiO3(001) heterointerfaces, where A = Ca, Sr, or Ba, as the interfacia…