Study on structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Sn atom adsorbed on defective graphene by first-principle calculations

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 307, Issue , 2014, Pages 158-164

  Sun, Minglei ^a   Peng, Yitian ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Defective graphene; First principles; Semiconductor; Sn

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATOMS; BOND LENGTH; CALCULATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ENERGY GAP; FERMI LEVEL; LOCAL DENSITY APPROXIMATION; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TIN; VACANCIES;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; COVALENT BONDING; ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; FIRST PRINCIPLES; GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATIONS; SINGLE VACANCIES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84901298188     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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