Spatially resolving edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons
10.1038/nphys1991
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Tao, C., Jiao, L., Yazyev, O. V., Chen, Y.-C., Feng, J., Zhang, X., Capaz, R. B., Tour, J. M., Zettl, A., Louie, S. G., Dai, H., & Crommie, M. F. (2011). Spatially resolving edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons. Nature Physics, 7(8), 616–620.

Authors 12
  1. Chenggang Tao (first)
  2. Liying Jiao (additional)
  3. Oleg V. Yazyev (additional)
  4. Yen-Chia Chen (additional)
  5. Juanjuan Feng (additional)
  6. Xiaowei Zhang (additional)
  7. Rodrigo B. Capaz (additional)
  8. James M. Tour (additional)
  9. Alex Zettl (additional)
  10. Steven G. Louie (additional)
  11. Hongjie Dai (additional)
  12. Michael F. Crommie (additional)
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@article{Tao_2011, title={Spatially resolving edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons}, volume={7}, ISSN={1745-2481}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys1991}, DOI={10.1038/nphys1991}, number={8}, journal={Nature Physics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Tao, Chenggang and Jiao, Liying and Yazyev, Oleg V. and Chen, Yen-Chia and Feng, Juanjuan and Zhang, Xiaowei and Capaz, Rodrigo B. and Tour, James M. and Zettl, Alex and Louie, Steven G. and Dai, Hongjie and Crommie, Michael F.}, year={2011}, month=may, pages={616–620} }