• 文献标题:   Observation of mid-gap states emerging in the O-terminated interface of Cr2O3/graphene: A combined study of ab initio prediction and photoemission analysis
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HOU XY, WUMITI M, KUMAR S, SHIMADA K, SAWADA M
  • 作者关键词:   heterointerface, band structure, arpes, firstprinciples calculation
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0169-4332 EI 1873-5584
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153416 EA APR 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Controlling the interface between graphene and magnetic materials is important for spintronic applications. In this study, we investigated the electronic structure of the Cr2O3/graphene (Gr) interface using the first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). DFT calculations predicted the mid-gap states originated from the spin-up Cr 3dz2 orbitals near the Fermi level in Oterminated type Cr2O3/graphene interface, which was experimentally confirmed by ARPES study for the first time. The mid-gap states are sensitive to the adsorption type of graphene owing to the termination-dependent hybridization. The spin channels of the mid-gap states can be switched by changing the substrate magnetization direction. Our results indicate that the interfacial band structure can be controlled by fine interfacial engineering, which paves the way for spintronic applications.