Tailoring electronic properties of graphene by π-π Stacking with aromatic molecules

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2897-2905

  Zhang, Zengxing ^a   Huang, Helin ^b   Yang, Xiaomei ^b   Zang, Ling ^b  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC MOLECULES; BAND GAP ENGINEERING; BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ELECTRON DONORS; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; NANO-DEVICES; NONCOVALENT; SURFACE DOPING; SURFACE PATTERNING;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GRAPHENE; MOLECULES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 81755177561     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201273r     Document Type: Review

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