Two-dimensional superlattice: Modulation of band gaps in graphene-based monolayer carbon superlattices

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 3373-3378

  Luo, Xiaoguang ^a   Liu, Li Min ^b   Hu, Zhenpeng ^a   Wang, Wei Hua ^a   Song, Wen Xiong ^b,c   Li, Feifei ^a   Zhao, Shi Jin ^c   Liu, Hui ^a   Wang, Hui Tian ^a   Tian, Yongjun ^d  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D SUPERLATTICE; CARBON ALLOTROPES; CARBON SHEETS; DIRAC POINT; NANORIBBONS; NEW MEMBERS; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SUPERLATTICES; ZIGZAG CHAINS;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; GRAPHENE; INTERFACE STATES; MONOLAYERS; NANOTUBES; QUANTUM THEORY;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 84869379878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301325z     Document Type: Article

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