A first-principles study on three-dimensional covalently-bonded hexagonal boron nitride nanoribbons

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Lee, Sang Hoon ^a   Jhi, Seung Hoon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

band gap variation; boron nitride; hardness; nanoribbon; porosity

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; BORON NITRIDE; CALCULATIONS; ENERGY GAP; HARDNESS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; NITRIDES; POROSITY;

BAND GAP VARIATION; COVALENTLY BONDED; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE NANORIBBONS; NANORIBBON; STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TIGHT BINDING METHODS;

NANORIBBONS;

EID: 84946893867     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/7/075301     Document Type: Article

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