Mechanically robust tri-wing graphene nanoribbons with tunable electronic and magnetic properties

Nano Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 494-498

  Zhu, Liyan ^a   Wang, Jinlan ^a   Zhang, Tingting ^a   Liang, Ma ^a   Lim, Chee Wah ^b   Ding, Feng ^c   Zeng, Xiao Cheng ^d  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferromagnet; Graphene nanoribbons; Mechanical stability; Tri wing structure; Tunable electronic properties

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; NANORIBBONS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

CHEMICAL FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; FERROMAGNETS; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; NANOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; SPINTRONIC APPLICATIONS; TUNABLE ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; WING STRUCTURES;

GRAPHENE;

CARBON; METAL; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRONICS; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CARBON; ELECTRONICS; MAGNETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 76749145169     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl903278w     Document Type: Article

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