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Finite-sized graphene sheets, such as graphene nanoislands (GNIs), are promising candidates for practical applications in graphene-based nanoelectronics. GNIs with well-defined zigzag edges are predicted to have spin-polarized edge-states similar to those of zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons, which can achieve graphene spintronics. However, it has been reported that GNIs on metal substrates have no edge states because of interactions with the substrate.We used a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy, spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations to demonstrate that the edge states of GNIs on an Ir substrate can be recovered by intercalating a layer of Si atoms between the GNIs and the substrate. We also found that the edge states gradually shift to the Fermi level with increasing island size. This work provides a method to investigate spin-polarized edge states in high-quality graphene nanostructures on a metal substrate.
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