Theoretical study of the electronic properties of fluorographene

Cristina Nava Contreras1, Heriberto Hernandez Cocoletzi, Ernesto Chigo Anota

  • 1Preparatoria Urbana Enrique Cabrera Barroso, Rio Sabines No. 6109, Jardines de San Manuel, Puebla, Mexico.

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