Nanophysics in graphene: Neutrino physics in quantum rings and superlattices

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue 1932, 2010, Pages 5483-5497

  Fertig, H A ^a   Brey, Luis ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Graphene; Nanophysics; Quantum rings; Superlattices

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GRAPHENE; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FLUX; NANORINGS; QUANTUM THEORY;

CONDUCTION PROPERTIES; DIRAC EQUATIONS; DIRAC POINT; EFFECTIVE TIME; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; LOW ENERGIES; NANO SCALE; NANOPHYSICS; NEUTRINO PHYSICS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL SUPERLATTICES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL EFFECTS; QUANTUM RING; RECENT PROGRESS; STRUCTURE CHANGE;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 78650121269     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2010.0210     Document Type: Review

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