• 文献标题:   Quest for magnetism in graphene via Cr- and Mo-doping: A DFT approach
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   THAKUR J, SAINI HS, SINGH M, RESHAK AH, KASHYAP MK
  • 作者关键词:   dft, fplapw, spintronic, graphene
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA ELOWDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS NANOSTRUCTURES
  • ISSN:   1386-9477 EI 1873-1759
  • 通讯作者地址:   Kurukshetra Univ
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.physe.2015.11.037
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

In order to find signature of magnetism in graphene via Cr-/Mo-doping, full potential report based on density functional theory (DFT) of electronic and magnetic properties of pristine and Cr- and Mo-doped graphene has been presented. The Fermi level (E-F) is tuned via both doping such that zero band gap of graphene is overcome and magnetic channel gets induced. The Cr-/Mo-doping brings graphene from semimetallic to half metallic/metallic state. The local environment nearby to the dopant changes drastically and many carbon atoms become non equivalent and show induced magnetism. However, the main contributor in total moment of resultant nanomaterials is transition metal (Cr/Mo) atom. The origin of magnetism is analyzed on the basis of (i) p-d hybridization among C-p and Cr/Mo-d states and (ii) spin-polarized valence electron density. The resultant nanomaterials due to high spin polarization may be promising candidates for spin based technological applications. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.