Metal free half metallicity in 2D system: Structural and magnetic properties of g-C4N3 on BN

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hashmi, Arqum ^a   Hong, Jisang ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84906262277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04374     Document Type: Article

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