Energetics and electronic structure of encapsulated graphene nanoribbons in carbon nanotube

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 36, 2013, Pages 8568-8575

  Mandal, Bikash ^a   Sarkar, Sunandan ^a   Sarkar, Pranab ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOTHERMIC PROCESS; GRAPHENE NANORIBBON (GNR); GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HYDROGEN ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN MOLECULE; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; TOTAL-ENERGY ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; TYPE II BAND ALIGNMENTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MOLECULES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

NANORIBBONS;

EID: 84884337808     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4025359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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