Structural and electronic properties of low-dimensional c-nanoassemblies and possible analogues for Si (and Ge)

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  March, N H ^a,b,c   Rubio, A ^d  

^a DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Nano Bio Spectroscopy Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE MOLECULES; CARBON BASED MATERIALS; CARBON-BASED; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; HIGH STIFFNESS; INORGANIC STRUCTURE; NANO-ASSEMBLIES; NEW MATERIAL; SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BENZENE; BENZENE REFINING; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GERMANIUM; GRAPHENE; NANOTUBES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SILICON; STIFFNESS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78650736535     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/932350     Document Type: Article

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