Few layer epitaxial germanene: A novel two-dimensional Dirac material

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Dávila, Mariá Eugenia ^a   Le Lay, Guy ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 84958074342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep20714     Document Type: Article

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