Spin-orbit proximity effect in graphene

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Avsar, A ^a,b   Tan, J Y ^a,b   Taychatanapat, T ^a,b   Balakrishnan, J ^a,b   Koon, G K W ^a,b   Yeo, Y ^a,b   Lahiri, J ^a,b   Carvalho, A ^a,b   Rodin, A S ^c   O'Farrell, E C T ^a,b   Eda, G ^a,b   Castro Neto, A H ^a,b   Ozyilmaz B ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN DISULPHIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKENE; MAGNITUDE; POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TUNGSTEN;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; MAGNETIC FIELD; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84910623221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5875     Document Type: Article

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