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Previous experimental observations for H intercalation under graphene on SiC surfaces motivate clarification of configuration stabilities and kinetic processes related to intercalation. From first-principles density-functional-theory (DFT)…
The calculated results of FeCl3 graphite intercalation compounds show the detailed features. The stage-1 FeCl3-graphite intercalation compounds present diversified electronic properties due to the intercalant. The first-principles…
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