• 文献标题:   Interface-Induced Spin Polarization in Graphene on Chromia
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHOUDHARY R, KUMAR P, MANCHANDA P, SELLMYER DJ, DOWBEN PA, KASHYAP A, SKOMSKI R
  • 作者关键词:   spin electronic, cr2o3 thin film, graphene, proximity magnetization, stoner criterion
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE MAGNETICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1949-307X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Nebraska
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1109/LMAG.2016.2530628
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

The induced spin polarization of graphene on Cr2O3(001) is investigated using density-functional theory (DFT) and model calculations. The magnetic moment in graphene is a proximity effect and can be regarded as a second-order Stoner scenario, and similar mechanisms are likely realized for all graphene systems with an insulating magnetic substrate. In the absence of charge transfer, the magnetic moment would be quadratic in the exchange field, as contrasted to the usually encountered approximately linear dependence. The net magnetization of the graphene is small, of the order of 0.01 mu(B) per atom, but the energy-dependent spin polarization exhibits pronounced peaks that have a disproportionally strong effect on the spin-polarized electron transport and are therefore important for spin-electronics applications.