Inducing aromaticity patterns and tuning the electronic transport of zigzag graphene nanoribbons via edge design

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 49, 2013, Pages 26371-26384

  Martín Martínez, Francisco J ^a   Fias, Stijn ^a   Hajgató, Balázs ^a   Van Lier, Gregory ^a   De Proft, Frank ^a   Geerlings , Paul ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMCHAIR GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; AROMATICITIES; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; ELECTRONIC CONFINEMENT; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTING BEHAVIOR; ZIGZAG GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS;

AROMATIZATION; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; METALLOIDS; NANORIBBONS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84890536150     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410032h     Document Type: Article

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