Study of interaction between transition metal atoms and bigraphene monovacancy by means of quantum chemistry

Alexander A. Kuzubov, Pavel V. Avramov, Kristina M. Nikolaeva, Natalya S. Mikhaleva, Evgenia A. Kovaleva, Artem V. Kuklin, Alexander S. Fedorov

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Abstract

First-row transition metal atoms adsorption on bigraphene monovacancy was studied within the framework of DFT in periodic boundary conditions. Electronic and magnetic properties of composites were analyzed and their potential utilization in spintronics was discussed. Barriers of metal atoms migration from bigraphene surface to the interlayer space through the vacancy were estimated in order to consider both thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of composites experimental preparation. Formation of metal atoms inner-sorbed on bigraphene was found to demand harsh synthesis conditions; whereas outer-sorbed composites demonstrate significantly higher degree of spin polarization which makes them perspective for usage in spintronic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)269-275
Number of pages7
JournalComputational Materials Science
Volume112
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2016

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Bigraphene
  • Migration
  • Spintronics
  • Transition metal

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