Gap opening and tuning of the electronic instability in Au intercalated bilayer graphene

Carbon

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-86

  Sheu, Sheh Yi ^a   Yang, Dah Yen ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84894631598     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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