Correlation between atomistic morphology and electron transport properties in defect-free and defected graphene nanoribbons: An interpretation through Clar sextet theory

Carbon

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 190-200

  Selli, Daniele ^a   Mercuri, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEFECTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; MORPHOLOGY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CLAR SEXTET THEORY; DEFECTED GRAPHENE; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS (GNRS); LOCALIZED DEFECTS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION; STRONG DEPENDENCES;

NANORIBBONS;

EID: 84900810411     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.03.052     Document Type: Article

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