Half-metallicity in graphene nanoribbons with topological defects at edge

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Bhattacharjee, Joydeep ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY WINDOWS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HALF-METALLIC; HALF-METALLICITY; NARROW BAND GAP; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SPIN-POLARIZED ELECTRON TRANSPORT; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECT;

ASTROPHYSICS; ENERGY GAP; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHENE; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOSTRUCTURES; TOPOLOGY;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84866058539     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4747547     Document Type: Article

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