Strain-induced metal-semiconductor transition observed in atomic carbon chains

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  La Torre, A ^a   Botello Mendez, A ^b   Baaziz, W ^a   Charlier, J C ^b   Banhart, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METAL;

CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDING; INSULATION; METAL; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SYMMETRY;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84926345304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7636     Document Type: Article

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