On the chemical nature of graphene edges: Origin of stability and potential for magnetism in carbon materials

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 5917-5927

  Radovic, Ljubisa R ^a   Bockrath, Bradley ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FREE RADICALS; GROUND STATE; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN;

GRAPHENE SHEETS; IMPURITY-FREE CARBON MATERIALS; OXYGEN-FREE EDGE SITES; SURFACE ACTIVITY BEHAVIOR;

CARBON;

BARBAN; CARBENE; CARBON; GRAPHENE; NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYBRIDIZATION; MAGNETISM; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 17844390170     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja050124h     Document Type: Article

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