Tuning magnetic properties of graphene nanoribbons with topological line defects: From antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic
 
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Prof. Dr. Mustafa KAN Peking University, Çin
Jian Zhou
Peking University, Çin
Qiang Sun
Peking University, Çin
Qian Wang
Peking University, Çin
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Tohoku University, Japonya
Puru Jena
Virginia Commonwealth University, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Dergi ISSN 1098-0121
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 04-2012
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 85 / 15 / – DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.155450
Özet
Zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons are antiferromagnetic in cross-edge coupling and unsuitable for spintronics applications. Two new strategies of tuning antiferromagnetism (AFM) to ferromagnetism (FM) in graphene nanoribbons are introduced through topological line defects composed of pentagonal and octagonal rings, and their ability to induce magnetic transition is probed by using density functional theory. The resulting exchange energy is found to be large enough for ferromagnetism to be observed at room temperature. Both strategies are experimentally feasible, and the results suggest that defect engineering may provide a novel path to manipulate the magnetic properties of graphene nanoribbons.
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