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A solid interface is defined as a small number of atomic layers that separate two solids in intimate contact with one another, where the properties differ significantly from those of the bulk material it separates. A metal film deposited on a semiconductor crystal, for example, is thus separated by the semiconductor–metal interface from the bulk of the semiconductor.
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Lüth, H. (2010). Surface and Interface Physics: Its Definition and Importance. In: Solid Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13592-7_1
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