Initial geometries, interaction mechanism and high stability of silicene on Ag(111) surface

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gao, Junfeng ^a   Zhao, Jijun ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84870853738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00861     Document Type: Article

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