Structural and electronic properties of graphene-ZnO interfaces: Dispersion-corrected density functional theory investigations

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 30, 2013, Pages

  Xu, Pengtao ^a   Tang, Qing ^a   Zhou, Zhen ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRAC POINT; DISPERSION-CORRECTED DENSITY FUNCTIONAL; ENERGY RANGES; EXCITED ELECTRONS; POLAR SURFACES; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL EXPLANATION; ZNO;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; ZINC OXIDE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84880284687     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/30/305401     Document Type: Article

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