Current-voltage characteristics of graphane p-n junctions

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-214

  Gharekhanlou, Behnaz ^a   Khorasani, Sina ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphane; Graphene; P n junction

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENES; IV CHARACTERISTICS; P-N JUNCTION; REVERSE CURRENTS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 73349093693     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2009.2034494     Document Type: Article

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