Silicene nanoribbons as carbon monoxide nanosensors with molecular resolution

Nano Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 945-952

  Osborn, Tim H ^a   Farajian, Amir A ^a  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

Author keywords

ab initio simulations; carbon monoxide; contacts; nanosensor; quantum transport; silicene; silicon nanoribbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904541309     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0454-7     Document Type: Article

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