Molecular dynamics study of ripples in graphene nanoribbons on 6H-SiC (0001): Temperature and size effects

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Tang, Chao ^a   Meng, Lijun ^b   Sun, Lizhong ^b   Zhang, Kaiwang ^b   Zhong, Jianxin ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xiangtan University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; BOND LENGTH; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SILICON CARBIDE;

ANGLE DISTRIBUTIONS; ATOMIC CONFIGURATIONS; ATOMIC SCALES; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; COVALENT BONDINGS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; MICROSCOPIC ROUGHNESSES; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SIC SUBSTRATES; SIMULATED ANNEALING TECHNIQUES; SIZE EFFECTS;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 58149234689     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3032895     Document Type: Article

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