Room-temperature ferromagnetism of graphene

Nano Lett. 2009 Jan;9(1):220-4. doi: 10.1021/nl802810g.

Abstract

Aiming at molecular-based magnets, ferromagnetism of pure carbon-based materials is fundamentally and technologically extremely important for many applications. While it is still not fully understood, many recent theoretical works have suggested that one-atom-thick two-dimensional graphene materials may show ferromagnetism due to the existence of various defects or topological structures as the spin units and the possible long-range ordered coupling among them. Here, we report the experimental results on the ferromagnetism of graphene-based materials at room temperature. The observed room-temperature ferromagnetism is believed to come from the defects on graphene.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Magnetics*
  • Materials Testing
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Graphite