Theoretical investigation of silicon nanowires: Methodology, geometry, surface modification, and electrical conductivity using a multiscale approach

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Ng, Man Fai ^a   Zhou, Liping ^a,b   Yang, Shuo Wang ^a   Sim, Li Yun ^a   Tan, Vincent B C ^b   Wu, Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 35648999035     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.155435     Document Type: Article

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