Symmetry-induced band-gap opening in graphene superlattices

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Martinazzo, Rocco ^a   Casolo, Simone ^a   Tantardini, Gian Franco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

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EID: 77956301320     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.245420     Document Type: Article

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