2012
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.107205
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Magnetism and Antiferroelectricity inMgB6

Abstract: We report on a density functional theory study demonstrating the coexistence of weak ferromagnetism and antiferroelectricity in boron-deficient MgB6. A boron vacancy produces an almost one dimensional extended molecular orbital, which is responsible for the magnetic moment formation. Then, long-range magnetic order can emerge from the overlap of such orbitals above percolation threshold. Although there is a finite density of states at the Fermi level, the localized nature of the charge density causes an ineffi… Show more

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“…Considering charge-transfer at the metal MoS2 interface alone for these high work function metals, the different contact nature of Pd from Ni and Au is somewhat unexpected. Indeed, recent ab inito calculations suggest that the modification of the electronic states at the interface by the metal is the key to understanding the contact to MoS2, going beyond the simple charge-transfer considerations of a metal-semiconductor junction [2]. To investigate the Ni contact further, Rc was measured at low temperature via TLM, as shown in Figure 4, for a �6nm thick flake, as estimated by optical contrast.…”
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“…Considering charge-transfer at the metal MoS2 interface alone for these high work function metals, the different contact nature of Pd from Ni and Au is somewhat unexpected. Indeed, recent ab inito calculations suggest that the modification of the electronic states at the interface by the metal is the key to understanding the contact to MoS2, going beyond the simple charge-transfer considerations of a metal-semiconductor junction [2]. To investigate the Ni contact further, Rc was measured at low temperature via TLM, as shown in Figure 4, for a �6nm thick flake, as estimated by optical contrast.…”
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“…Furthermore, to make devices out of 2D TMDs, contact with metals is unavoidable. [12][13][14] The nature and quality of the 2D TMD-metal contact is crucial to the performance of various devices, and low contact resistance is vital to reveal the prominent intrinsic transport properties of TMDs. The formation of a low resistance metal contact is a great challenge due to the following facts: (1) it is easy to form a tunnel barrier at a TMD-metal contact caused by the van der Waals (vdW) gap, which impedes electron injection; and (2) a finite Schottky barrier (SB) usually appears at the interface between the metal and TMD that lowers the carrier injection efficiency.…”
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“…1 Introduction Since the discovery of graphene, twodimensional (2D) nanomaterials have received significant attention because of their attractive applications in nanoscience and condensed-matter physics [1,2]. Similar to graphene, layered transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) with strong inplane covalent bonding and weak out-of-plane van der Waals' bonding have also been extensively studied in recent years [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. In particular, several 2D semiconducting TMDCs, such as WS 2 , MoS 2 , and WSe 2 , possess sizable bandgaps around 1-2 eV, promising candidates of the nextgeneration field-effect transistors and optoelectronic devices [17].…”
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“…By using a controlled thermal reduction-sulfurization method, large-area (~1 cm 2 ) WS 2 sheets with thicknesses ranging from monolayers to a few layers have been successfully synthesized [9]. Many inspiring physicochemical properties have been further examined, including transport [10], photocurrent [11], photoluminescence [3,4,12], stiffness [13], magnetism [14], and valley polarization [15,16].…”
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