Nanotubes and nanowires: The effect of impurities and defects on their electronic properties

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 114-128

  Mozos, Jose Luís ^a   Machado, Eduardo ^a   Hernández, Eduardo ^a   Ordejón, Pablo ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Defects; Electronic states; Nanotubes; Nanowires; Transport

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; IMPURITIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CARBON IMPURITIES; ELECTRONIC STATES; METALLIC NANOWIRES; SCANNING TUNNEL MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 20844446600     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijnt.2005.006978     Document Type: Article

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