Strong dependence of flattening and decoupling of graphene on metals on the local distribution of intercalated oxygen atoms

Carbon

Volumn 101, Issue , 2016, Pages 129-134

  Romero Muniz C ^a   Martin Recio A ^a   Pou, P ^a,b   Gomez Rodriguez J M ^a,b   Pérez, Rubén ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CORRUGATED METAL; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM GEOMETRIES; EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN INTERCALATION; SCANNING TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84959152858     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.01.079     Document Type: Article

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