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List of Abbreviations

DOS $ \cdots$ Density-of-states
GAL $ \cdots$ Graphene antidot lattice
GNR $ \cdots$ Graphene nanoribbon
AGNR $ \cdots$ Armchair graphene nanoribbon
ZGNR $ \cdots$ Zigzag graphene nanoribbon
FCM $ \cdots$ Force constant method
NEGF $ \cdots$ Non-equilibrium Green's function
NN $ \cdots$ Nearest neighbor
VFF $ \cdots$ Valence force field
MVFF $ \cdots$ Modified valence force field
KVFF $ \cdots$ Keating valence force field
LCAO $ \cdots$ Linear combination of atomic orbitals
BTE $ \cdots$ Boltzmann transport equation
SMRT $ \cdots$ Single-mode relaxation time
LER $ \cdots$ Line-edge-roughness
MFP $ \cdots$ Mean free path
ELD $ \cdots$ Extended line defects
SRS $ \cdots$ Surface roughness scattering
BZ $ \cdots$ Brillouin zone
DFT $ \cdots$ Density functional theory
CNT $ \cdots$ Carbon nanotube


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