Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-24-2016
Abstract
Developing nanostructures with tunable magnetic states is crucial for designing novel data storage and quantum information devices. Using density functional theory, we investigate the thermodynamic stability and magnetic properties of tungsten adsorbed tri-vacancy fluorinated (TVF) graphene. We demonstrate a strong structure-property relationship and its response to external stimuli via defect engineering in graphene-based materials. Complex interplay between defect states and the chemisorbed atom results in a large magnetic moment of 7 μB along with high in-plane magneto-crystalline anisotropy energy (MAE) of 17 meV. Under the influence of electric field, spin crossover effect accompanied by a change in the MAE is observed. The ascribed change in spin-configuration is caused by the modification of exchange coupling between defect states and a change in the occupation of d-orbitals of the metal complex. Our predictions open a promising way towards controlling the magnetic properties in graphene based spintronic and non-volatile memory devices.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Publication Information
Kumar, Pankaj; Sharma, Vinit; Reboredo, Fernando A.; Yang, Li-Ming; and Pushpa, Raghani. (2016). "Tunable Magnetism in Metal Adsorbed Fluorinated Nanoporous Graphene". Scientific Reports, 6, 31841-1 - 31841-9. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31841