• 文献标题:   Magnetoelectric effect in functionalized few-layer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SANTOS EJG
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Harvard Univ
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.87.155440
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

We show that the spin moment induced by sp(3)-type defects created by different covalent functionalizations on a few-layer graphene structure can be controlled by an external electric field. Based on ab initio density functional calculations, including van der Waals interactions, we find that this effect has a dependence on the number of stacked layers and concentration of point defects, but the interplay of both with the electric field drives the system to a half-metallic state. The calculated magnetoelectric coefficient a has a value comparable to those found for ferromagnetic thin films (e. g., Fe, Co, Ni) and magnetoelectric surfaces (e. g., CrO2). The value of a also agrees with the universal value predicted for ferromagnetic half-metals and also points to a novel route to induce half-metallicity in graphene using surface decoration.