Interface structure and mechanics between graphene and metal substrates: A first-principles study

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 22, Issue 48, 2010, Pages

  Xu, Zhiping ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC GEOMETRY; COHESIVE ENERGIES; D ORBITALS; EMPIRICAL FORCE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; METAL INTERFACE; METAL SUBSTRATE; METAL SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SHOULDER SHAPE; STRONG COUPLING; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL MATERIALS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT TESTING; METALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOLAYERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SUBSTRATES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 78649847917     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/48/485301     Document Type: Article

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