Electron-transport properties of few-layer black phosphorus

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1996-2002

  Xu, Yuehua ^a,b,c   Dai, Jun ^b   Zeng, Xiao Cheng ^b  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

differential conductance; interlayer interaction; iv curve; transmission spectra; two probe configuration

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATION THEORY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORUS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DIFFERENTIAL CONDUCTANCES; I - V CURVE; INTERLAYER INTERACTIONS; PROBE CONFIGURATION; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 84930639241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00510     Document Type: Article

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