Gap opening in graphene by shear strain

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Cocco, Giulio ^a   Cadelano, Emiliano ^a   Colombo, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

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EID: 77956309897     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.241412     Document Type: Article

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