Tuning charge and spin excitations in zigzag edge nanographene ribbons

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Dutta, Sudipta ^a   Wakabayashi, Katsunori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

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EID: 84864218166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00519     Document Type: Article

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