Investigation of the Band Structure of Graphene-Based Plasmonic Photonic Crystals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Simulation Methods and Models
3. Results and Discussion
4. Applications of Graphene Based Plasmonic Photonic Crystals (PhCs)
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Qiu, P.; Qiu, W.; Lin, Z.; Chen, H.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J.-X.; Kan, Q.; Pan, J.-Q. Investigation of the Band Structure of Graphene-Based Plasmonic Photonic Crystals. Nanomaterials 2016, 6, 166. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6090166
Qiu P, Qiu W, Lin Z, Chen H, Tang Y, Wang J-X, Kan Q, Pan J-Q. Investigation of the Band Structure of Graphene-Based Plasmonic Photonic Crystals. Nanomaterials. 2016; 6(9):166. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6090166
Chicago/Turabian StyleQiu, Pingping, Weibin Qiu, Zhili Lin, Houbo Chen, Yixin Tang, Jia-Xian Wang, Qiang Kan, and Jiao-Qing Pan. 2016. "Investigation of the Band Structure of Graphene-Based Plasmonic Photonic Crystals" Nanomaterials 6, no. 9: 166. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6090166