Magnetism of substitutional Co impurities in graphene: Realization of single π vacancies

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Santos, E J G ^a,b   Sanchez Portal D ^a,b   Ayuela, A ^a,b  

^a CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

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EID: 77955149124     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.125433     Document Type: Article

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