Phonon mediated loss in a graphene nanoribbon

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Kunal, K ^a   Aluru, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC CONDITIONS; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; DISSIPATION MECHANISM; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; GRAPHENE NANORIBBON (GNR); IN-PLANE STRETCHING; STRETCHING VIBRATIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHONONS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; STRETCHING;

NANORIBBONS;

EID: 84883865097     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4818612     Document Type: Article

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