Gap modification of atomically thin boron nitride by phonon mediated interactions

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hague, James P ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boron nitride; Electron phonon interactions; Graphene; Semiconductors; Two dimensional materials

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; ENERGY GAP; GRAPHENE; NITRIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS; ELECTRON PHONON COUPLINGS; GAP EQUATIONS; MEDIATED INTERACTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

III-V SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84864023292     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-303     Document Type: Article

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