Structural properties and magic structures in hydrogenated finite and infinite silicon nanowires

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Zdetsis, A D ^a   Koukaras, E N ^a   Garoufalis, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HYDROGENATION; SILICON; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

BENDING RULES; INFINITE NANOWIRES; MAGIC STRUCTURES; SILICON NANOWIRES;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 36249025584     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2813019     Document Type: Article

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