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Modelling of Plasmonic and Graphene Nanodevices

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In the introduction to this Thesis, a general overview of the state of the art in graphene nano-devices, as well as in electro-optical devices, is presented. It includes a general introduction to the subjects for non-experts, as well as numerous citations to relevant published works..

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Munárriz Arrieta, J. (2014). Introduction. In: Modelling of Plasmonic and Graphene Nanodevices. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07088-9_1

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