Absence of edge states in covalently bonded zigzag edges of graphene on Ir(111).

Li, Yan; Subramaniam, Dinesh; Atodiresei, Nicolae; Lazić, Predrag; Caciuc, Vasile; Pauly, Christian; Georgi, Alexander; Busse, Carsten et al. · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The zigzag edges of graphene on Ir(111) are studied by ab initio simulations and low-temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy, providing information about their structural, electronic, and magnetic properties. No edge state is found to exist, which is explained in terms of the interplay between a strong geometrical relaxation at the edge and a hybridization of the d orbitals of Ir atoms with the graphene orbitals at the edge.

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