How much n-doping can graphene sustain?

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 106-112

  Shi, Zhiming ^a,b   Kutana, Alex ^b   Yakobson, Boris I ^b,c  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NITROGEN; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

CLUSTER EXPANSION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL TIGHT BINDINGS; GRAPHITIC CARBONS; HEXAGONAL LATTICE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS CALCULATION; MOLECULAR GAS; NANOMECHANICAL; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84936937886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz502093c     Document Type: Article

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