Visualizing atomic structure and magnetism of 2D magnetic insulators via tunneling through graphene

Zhizhan Qiu; Matthew Holwill; Thomas Olsen; Pin Lyu; Jing Li; Hanyan Fang; Huimin Yang; Mikhail Kashchenko; Kostya S. Novoselov; Jiong Lu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20376-w

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Visualizing atomic structure and magnetism of 2D magnetic insulators via tunneling through graphene

Zhizhan Qiu,
Matthew Holwill,
Thomas Olsen,
Pin Lyu,
Jing Li,
Hanyan Fang,
Huimin Yang,
Mikhail Kashchenko,
Kostya S. Novoselov,
Jiong Lu

Affiliations

Zhizhan Qiu: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Matthew Holwill: National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester
Thomas Olsen: Computational Atomic-scale Materials Design (CAMD), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs
Pin Lyu: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Jing Li: Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM), National University of Singapore
Hanyan Fang: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Huimin Yang: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Mikhail Kashchenko: National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester
Kostya S. Novoselov: National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester
Jiong Lu: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20376-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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In this work Qiu et al. demonstrate that the application of van der Waals technology to STM/STS will dramatically expand the capabilities of the latter, allowing STM/STS to investigate the structure, electronic properties and magnetism of 2D magnetic insulators at the atomic scale.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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