Self-modulated band structure engineering in C4F nanosheets: First-principles insights

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1265-1271

  Li, Yafei ^a   Pantoja, Bay Allen ^b   Chen, Zhongfang ^b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 84896265797     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct401083c     Document Type: Article

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