Abstract

We report the observation of graphene doped up to the Lifshitz transition obtained solely by the intercalation of Erbium atoms. ARPES measurements show that a wide flat band is generated around the $M$ point of the Brillouin zone. We propose that this is the effect of an induced spin-orbit coupling. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) experiments reveal a longrange ordered hexagonal superstructure: we argue that this reflects the ordering of the intercalated Er atoms acting as impurities. This system provides a playground to study the interaction between a magnetic order and a divergent density of states at the Fermi level.

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