A new paradigm to half-metallicity in graphene nanoribbons

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 951-955

  Yu, Jin ^a   Guo, Wanlin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

boron nitride; graphene nanoribbons; half metallicity; heterostructure

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE CORRELATIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HALF-METALLICITY; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE NANORIBBONS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; ZIGZAG GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS;

ASTROPHYSICS; BORON NITRIDE; CALCULATIONS; GRAPHENE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANORIBBONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84875517842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4001328     Document Type: Article

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