Quantum transport through nanowires: Ab initio studies using plane waves and supercells

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 245, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 854-858

  Oetzel, Björn ^a   Preuss, Martin ^a   Ortmann, Frank ^a   Hannewald, Karsten ^a   Bechstedt, Friedhelm ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 55549137765     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: 15213951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200743433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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