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Weiyu Xie1, Wanrun Jiang, Yang Gao
1Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. wangzg@jlu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
To design new materials based on artificial superatoms, clarifying their involved interaction is particularly important. In this study, we discuss first-principle calculations to show that the interaction between endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) of U@C28 can lead to different chemical and physical adsorption structures. Especially, these structures are derived from different magnetic coupling resonances, and they can transform by changing the distance between U@C28 superatoms. These findings will promote the future development for bottom-up assembling of new functional materials and even devices.
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