Electronic transport on carbon nanotube networks: A multiscale computational approach

Nano Communication Networks

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-38

  Pereira, Luiz F C ^a   Ferreira, M S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube networks; Electronic transport; Green functions

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC TRANSPORTS; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CARBON NANOTUBE NETWORK; CHARGE TRANSPORT; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CONDUCTING FILMS; DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; ENTIRE SYSTEM; GEOMETRICAL ANALYSIS; GREEN FUNCTIONS; JUNCTION RESISTANCES; MICROSCOPIC SCALE; MULTISCALES; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; NANOTUBE NETWORKS; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; NETWORK MORPHOLOGY;

ASPECT RATIO; BALLISTICS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 79956207126     PISSN: 18787789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nancom.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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