First-principles study of the electronic properties of B/N atom doped silicene nanoribbons

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 13620-13626

  Luan, Hang Xing ^a   Zhang, Chang Wen ^a   Zheng, Fu Bao ^a   Wang, Pei Ji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC DEVICE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; MAGNETISM ENGINEERING; METALLIC STATE; SEMICONDUCTOR CHARACTERS; SPIN POLARIZED CURRENTS; SPIN-POLARIZED;

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANORIBBONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EID: 84879807164     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4005357     Document Type: Article

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