Size and orientation dependence in the electronic properties of silicon nanowires

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Yan, Jia An ^a   Yang, Li ^a,b,c   Chou, M Y ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 34648820097     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.115319     Document Type: Article

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