First principles simulations of the structural and electronic properties of silicon nanowires

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Vo, T ^a   Williamson, A J ^a   Galli, G ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33746123811     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.045116     Document Type: Article

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