Massive Dirac quasiparticles in the optical absorbance of graphene, silicene, germanene, and tinene

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 25, Issue 39, 2013, Pages

  Matthes, Lars ^a   Pulci, Olivia ^b   Bechstedt, Friedhelm ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINE STRUCTURE CONSTANTS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; FUNDAMENTAL ABSORPTION EDGE; FUNDAMENTAL BAND GAP; HYBRID FUNCTIONAL; OPTICAL ABSORBANCE; SPIN ORBIT INTERACTIONS; TRANSPARENCY REGION;

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; PHYSICS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84884214078     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/39/395305     Document Type: Article

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