Thermophysical properties of the novel 2D materials graphene and silicene: Insights from ab-initio calculations

Energy Procedia

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 512-517

  Gori, Paola ^a   Pulci, Olivia ^b   De Lieto Vollaro, Roberto ^a   Guattari, Claudia ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Density functional theory; Graphene; Silicene; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893709061     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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