Pressure-induced commensurate stacking of graphene on boron nitride

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 13168 - 8
• Main Authors: Yankowitz, Matthew, Watanabe, K., Taniguchi, T., San-Jose, Pablo, LeRoy, Brian J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.10.2016; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/301/119/995; 639/925/918/1052; Boron; Composite materials; Electrons; Graphene; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrostatic pressure; multidisciplinary; Physics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); United States > US

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