Electronic properties and quantum confinement in Bi2S 3 ribbon-like nanostructures

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 21923-21929

  Calzia, V ^a   Malloci, G ^a   Bongiovanni, G ^a   Mattoni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOSTRUCTURES; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BUILDING BLOCKES; FINITE SIZE; OPTICAL GAP; TIME DEPENDENT; TUNABILITIES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84886711020     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405740b     Document Type: Article

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