Scattering of Dirac Electrons by Randomly Distributed Nitrogen Substitutional Impurities in Graphene
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Model
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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c (at.%) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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T | 1.0 | 0.953 | 0.937 | 0.940 | 0.933 | 0.920 |
(fs) | - | 456 | 590 | 711 | 828 | 1001 |
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Rakhimov, K.; Chaves, A.; Lambin, P. Scattering of Dirac Electrons by Randomly Distributed Nitrogen Substitutional Impurities in Graphene. Appl. Sci. 2016, 6, 256. https://doi.org/10.3390/app6090256
Rakhimov K, Chaves A, Lambin P. Scattering of Dirac Electrons by Randomly Distributed Nitrogen Substitutional Impurities in Graphene. Applied Sciences. 2016; 6(9):256. https://doi.org/10.3390/app6090256
Chicago/Turabian StyleRakhimov, Khamdam, Andrey Chaves, and Philippe Lambin. 2016. "Scattering of Dirac Electrons by Randomly Distributed Nitrogen Substitutional Impurities in Graphene" Applied Sciences 6, no. 9: 256. https://doi.org/10.3390/app6090256