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This study investigates the electronic transport properties of coved-edge graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), focusing on how electron mobility and electronic thermal conductivity can be tuned through strain engineering. The research examines the dynamical stability of these nanostructures under applied mechanical strain, demonstrating that controlled deformation can modulate key electronic properties. The findings suggest that strain serves as an effective non-chemical mechanism to engineer the performance of GNR-based electronic systems.
Why it matters
Graphene nanoribbons are considered promising candidates for next-generation nanoelectronics and thermoelectric devices, and the ability to tune their properties through strain without chemical modification offers a scalable and reversible pathway for device engineering.
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