Layer-dependent band alignment and work function of few-layer phosphorene

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Cai, Yongqing ^a   Zhang, Gang ^a   Zhang, Yong Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CALCULATION; INJECTION; SCREENING; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84912568174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06677     Document Type: Article

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