Doping the Spin-Polarized Graphene Minicone on Ni(111)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
2D | Bi-Dimensional |
RE | Rare Earth |
FM | Ferromagnetic |
BZ | Brillouin Zone |
DFT | Density Functional Theory |
DOSs | Density Of States |
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Gr/Ni(111) | La | Eu | Gd | Yb | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Å) | 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.12 | 2.21 | 2.12 |
(Å) | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
(Å) | – | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.18 | 2.23 |
() | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.34 |
() | 0.03/−0.01(5) | 0.00 | 0.00/−0.00(7) | −0.00(6)/0.00 | 0.00/−0.00(8) |
() | – | 0.16 | −7.05 | 7.37 | −0.00(8) |
Lu-Gr/Ni(111) | Y-Gr/Ni(111) | |
---|---|---|
(Å) | 2.20 | 2.20 |
(Å) | 0.07 | 0.06 |
(Å) | 2.08 | 2.14 |
() | 0.54 | 0.54 |
() | −0.00(2)/0.00(7) | 0.00/0.00(5) |
() | 0.05 | 0.10 |
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Tresca, C.; Profeta, G.; Bisti, F. Doping the Spin-Polarized Graphene Minicone on Ni(111). Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1448. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171448
Tresca C, Profeta G, Bisti F. Doping the Spin-Polarized Graphene Minicone on Ni(111). Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(17):1448. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171448
Chicago/Turabian StyleTresca, Cesare, Gianni Profeta, and Federico Bisti. 2024. "Doping the Spin-Polarized Graphene Minicone on Ni(111)" Nanomaterials 14, no. 17: 1448. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171448