Effect of edge reconstruction and electron-electron interactions on quantum transport in graphene nanoribbons

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Ihnatsenka, S ^a   Kirczenow, G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84884840510     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.125430     Document Type: Article

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