Determination of electron orbital magnetic moments in carbon nanotubes

Nature

Volumn 428, Issue 6982, 2004, Pages 536-539

  Minot, E D ^a   Yaish, Yuval ^a   Sazonova, Vera ^a   McEuen, Paul L ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

ELECTRONIC STATES; ENERGY GAPS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOTUBE;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1842784822     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02425     Document Type: Article

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