Structural Stability of Functionalized Silicene Nanoribbons with Normal, Reconstructed, and Hybrid Edges

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Journal of Nanomaterials

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Figure 1: Structural Stability of Functionalized Silicene Nanoribbons with Normal, Reconstructed, and Hybrid Edges 