• 文献标题:   Quantum Nature of Edge Magnetism in Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GOLOR M, WESSEL S, SCHMIDT MJ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
  • 通讯作者地址:   Rhein Westfal TH Aachen
  • 被引频次:   34
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.046601
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

It is argued that the subtle crossover from decoherence-dominated classical magnetism to fluctuation-dominated quantum magnetism is experimentally accessible in graphene nanoribbons. We show that the width of a nanoribbon determines whether the edge magnetism is on the classical side, on the quantum side, or in between. In the classical regime, decoherence is dominant and leads to static spin polarizations at the ribbon edges, which are well described by mean-field theories. The quantum Zeno effect is identified as the basic mechanism which is responsible for the spin polarization and thereby enables the application of graphene in spintronics. On the quantum side, however, the spin polarization is destroyed by dynamical processes. The great tunability of graphene magnetism thus offers a viable route for the study of the quantum-classical crossover.