Effects of uniaxial strain on the band structure of boron nitride nanotubes: A first principles study

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Z G ^a   Li, Z ^a   Cheng, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; COMPRESSIVE STRAINS; ENERGY BAND STRUCTURES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDIES; IN BANDS; MULTI-WALLED; SIMULATION RESULTS; UNI-AXIAL STRAINS; UV LIGHTS;

BORON; BORON NITRIDE; ENERGY GAP; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES;

TENSILE STRAIN;

EID: 65249118265     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: 12860050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2009037     Document Type: Article

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