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The adsorption of h-BN monolayer on the Ni(111) surface studied by density functional theory calculations with a semiempirical long-range dispersion correction

  • 1. National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047 (Japan)
  • 2. Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)
  • 3. York Institute for Materials Research, Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD (United Kingdom)
  • 4. Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Ibaraki 319-1195 (Japan)

Description

The geometric and spin-resolved electronic structure of a h-BN adsorbed Ni(111) surface has been investigated by density functional theory calculations. Two energy minima (physisorption and chemisorption) are obtained when the dispersive van der Waals correction is included. The geometry of N atom on top site and B atom on fcc site is the most energetically favorable. Strong hybridization with the ferromagnetic Ni substrate induces considerable gap states in the h-BN monolayer. The induced π* states are spin-polarized

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Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
115
Journal Issue
17
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0021-8979
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Conference

Title
55. annual conference on magnetism and magnetic materials
Dates
14-18 Nov 2010
Place
Atlanta, GA (United States)

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