Effect of structure, surface passivation, and doping on the electronic properties of Ge nanowires: A first-principles study

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Medaboina, D ^a   Gade, V ^a   Patil, S K R ^a   Khare, S V ^b  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 36749055699     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.205327     Document Type: Article

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