Effects of Strain on Notched Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbons

The combined effects of an asymmetric (square or V-shaped) notch and uniaxial strain are studied in a zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) device using a generalized tight-binding model. The spin-polarization and conductance-gap properties, calculated within the Landauer–B¨uttiker formalism, were found...

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Main Authors: Jack Baldwin, Y. Hancock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/3/1/38