
Dysprosium metal intercalation and deposition experiments provide more information about the bell-shaped-component (BSC). The BSC increases with metal intercalation, because a more uniform interface forms as the metal atoms move between graphene and SiC. These experiments support the conclusion that the BSC originates from electron confinement within a single layer material. This is an unusually strong manifestation of the uncertainty principle in mesoscale experiments.
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