Hierarchical graphene nanoribbon assemblies feature unique electronic and mechanical properties

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 37, 2009, Pages

  Xu, Zhiping ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA-SHEET; BULK MATERIALS; CHARACTERISTIC SIZE; DEVICE APPLICATION; EDGE SHAPE; ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HIERARCHICAL MATERIALS; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICALLY STABLE; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURAL;

BIOMIMETICS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

GRAPHENE; NANORIBBON; GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHITE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 70349132699     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/37/375704     Document Type: Article

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