Electronic and chemical properties of germanene: The crucial role of buckling

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3802-3809

  Nijamudheen, A ^a   Bhattacharjee, Rameswar ^a   Choudhury, Snehashis ^a   Datta, Ayan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; EXCITED STATES; GROUND STATE; HYDROGENATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CHEMICAL ROUTES; DIRECT BAND GAP; EXFOLIATED LAYERS; JAHN-TELLER; NONDEGENERATE; NORMAL MODES; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REORGANIZATION ENERGIES;

BUCKLING;

EID: 84923329644     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp511488m     Document Type: Article

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