Asymmetric graphene model applied to graphite-like carbon-based ferromagnetism

Details Asymmetric graphene model applied to graphite-like carbon-based ferromagnetism Asymmetric graphene model applied to graphite-like carbon-based ferromagnetism

2011-01-27

arxiv.org/abs/1101.5209v1

Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan, Vol. 34, No. 5, p 573 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

6 pages, 7 figures

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Several experiments have recently found room-temperature ferromagnetism in graphite-like carbon based materials. This paper offers a model explaining such ferromagnetism by using an asymmetric nano-graphene. Our first typical model is C48H24 graphene molecule, which has three dihydrogenated (-CH2) zigzag edges. There are several multiple spin states competing for stable minimum energy in the same atomic topology. Both molecular orbital and density function theory methods indicate that the quartet state(S=3/2) is more stable than that of doublet (S=1/2), which means that larger saturation magnetization will be achieved. We also enhanced this molecule to an infinite length ribbon having many (-CH2) edges. Similar results were obtained where the highest spin state was more stable than lower spin state. In contrast, a nitrogen substituted (-NH) molecule C45N3H21 demonstrated opposite results. that is, the lowest spin state(S=1/2) is more stable than that of highest one(S=3/2), which arises from the slight change in atom position.

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