Structural and electronic properties of conducting Cu nanowire encapsulated in semiconducting zigzag carbon nanotubes: A first-principles study

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 249, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1033-1038

  Du, Xiu Juan ^a   Chen, Zheng ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Yao, Chuan Sheng ^a   Chen, Cheng ^a   Fan, Xiao Li ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cu nanowires; Electronic properties; First principles calculations; Structural properties; Zigzag carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CABLES; CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

CU NANOWIRES; DENSITY FUNCTION THEORY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATIONS; PROJECTOR AUGMENTED WAVES; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ULTRA-LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION CIRCUITS; ZIGZAG CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84860251925     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: 15213951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201147470     Document Type: Article

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