Stability of edge states and edge magnetism in graphene nanoribbons
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Jens Kunstmann,1,* Cem Özdoğan,2 Alexander Quandt,3,4 and Holger Fehske3 1Institute for Materials Science, TU Dresden, Hallwachstr. 3, D-01069 Dresden, Germany 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Çankaya University, Balgat, TR-06530 Ankara, Turkey 3Institut für Physik der Universität Greifswald, Felix–Hausdorff-Str. 6, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany 4School of Physics and DST/NRF Centre of Excellence In Strong Materials, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, South Africa (Received 15 July 2010; revised manuscript received 25 October 2010; published 21 January 2011)
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