Graphene-boron nitride superlattices: The role of point defects at the BN layer

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2014, Pages

  Matos, M J S ^a   Mazzoni, M S C ^a   Chacham, H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

boron nitride; density functional theory; grapheme; superlattices

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIMERS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NITROGEN; POINT DEFECTS; SUPERLATTICES;

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; ELECTRONIC AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTROSTATIC DOPING; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FORMATION ENERGIES; GRAPHEME; NITROGEN VACANCIES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84897397176     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/16/165705     Document Type: Article

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