• 文献标题:   Transition-metal adatoms on graphene: Influence of local Coulomb interactions on chemical bonding and magnetic moments
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WEHLING TO, LICHTENSTEIN AI, KATSNELSON MI
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Hamburg
  • 被引频次:   96
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.84.235110
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

We address the interaction of graphene with 3d transition-metal adatoms and the formation of localized magnetic moments by means of first-principles calculations. By comparing calculations within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) to GGA + U we find that the electronic configuration and the adsorption geometries can be very sensitive to effects of local Coulomb interactions U in the transition-metal d orbitals. We find high-spin configurations being favorable for Cr and Mn adatoms independent of the functional. For Fe, Co, and Ni different electronic configurations are realized depending on the value of the local Coulomb interaction strength U. Chemical control over the spin of the adatoms by hydrogenation is demonstrated: NiH and CoH adsorbed to graphene exhibit spin S = 1/2 and S = 1, respectively.