• 文献标题:   Spin-induced band modifications of graphene through intercalation of magnetic iron atoms
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SUNG SJ, YANG JW, LEE PR, KIM JG, RYU MT, PARK HM, LEE G, HWANG CC, KIM KS, KIM JS, CHUNG JW
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE
  • ISSN:   2040-3364 EI 2040-3372
  • 通讯作者地址:   Pohang Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   30
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3nr04178f
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Intercalation of magnetic iron atoms through graphene formed on the SiC(0001) surface is found to induce significant changes in the electronic properties of graphene due mainly to the Fe-induced asymmetries in charge as well as spin distribution. From our synchrotron-based photoelectron spectroscopy data together with ab initio calculations, we observe that the Fe-induced charge asymmetry results in the formation of a quasi-free-standing bilayer graphene while the spin asymmetry drives multiple spin-split bands. We find that Fe adatoms are best intercalated upon annealing at 600 degrees C, exhibiting split linear p-bands, characteristic of a bilayer graphene, but much diffused. Subsequent changes in the C 1s, Si 2p, and Fe 3p core levels are consistently described in terms of Fe-intercalation. Our calculations together with a spin-dependent tight binding model ascribe the diffuse nature of the pi-bands to the multiple spin-split bands originated from the spin-injected carbon atoms residing only in the lower graphene layer.