• 文献标题:   Magnetic exchange mechanism for electronic gap opening in graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RAPPOPORT TG, GODOY M, UCHOA B, DOS SANTOS RR, NETO AHC
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  • 出版物名称:   EPL
  • ISSN:   0295-5075 EI 1286-4854
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1209/0295-5075/96/27010
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

We show within a local self-consistent mean-field treatment that a random distribution of magnetic adatoms can open a robust gap in the electronic spectrum of graphene. The electronic gap results from the localization of the charge carriers that arises from the interplay between the graphene sublattice structure and the exchange interaction between the adatoms. The size of the gap depends on the strength of the exchange interaction between carriers and localized spins and can be controlled by both temperature and external magnetic field. Furthermore, we show that an external magnetic field creates an imbalance of spin-up and spin-down carriers at the Fermi level, making doped graphene suitable for spin injection and other spintronic applications. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2011