Electronic properties of graphene nanoribbons with armchair-shaped edges

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 34, Issue 10-15, 2008, Pages 1085-1090

  Yu, S S ^a   Wen, Q B ^a   Zheng, W T ^a   Jiang, Q ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Armchair graphene nanoribbons; Density of states; Electronic structure; Graphene nanoribbon

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN; PASSIVATION;

ARMCHAIR GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; BONDING STRUCTURES; DENSITY OF ELECTRONS; DENSITY OF STATES; ENERGY BAND GAPS; FUNCTIONAL THEORIES; GRAPHENE NANORIBBON; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; SPLITTINGS;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 56749104099     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020801958795     Document Type: Article

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