Detecting the spin-polarization of edge states in graphene nanoribbons
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| author | Brede, Jens Merino-Díez, Nestor Berdonces, Alejandro Sanz, Sofía Domínguez-Celorrio, Amelia Lobo-Checa, Jorge Vilas-Varela, Manuel Peña, Diego Frederiksen, Thomas Pascual, Jose I. de Oteyza, Dimas G. Serrate, David |
| author_facet | Brede, Jens Merino-Díez, Nestor Berdonces, Alejandro Sanz, Sofía Domínguez-Celorrio, Amelia Lobo-Checa, Jorge Vilas-Varela, Manuel Peña, Diego Frederiksen, Thomas Pascual, Jose I. de Oteyza, Dimas G. Serrate, David |
| contents | Low dimensional carbon-based materials are interesting because they can show intrinsic $π$-magnetism associated to p-electrons residing in specific open-shell configurations. Consequently, during the last years there have been impressive advances in the field combining indirect experimental fingerprints of localized magnetic moments with theoretical models. In spite of that, a characterization of their spatial- and energy-resolved spin-moment has so far remained elusive. To obtain this information, we present an approach based on the stabilization of the magnetization of $π$-orbitals by virtue of a supporting substrate with ferromagnetic ground state. Remarkably, we go beyond localized magnetic moments in radical or faulty carbon sites: In our study, energy-dependent spin-moment distributions have been extracted from spatially extended one-dimensional edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons. This method can be generalized to other nanographene structures, representing an essential validation of these materials for their use in spintronics and quantum technologies. |
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| spellingShingle | Detecting the spin-polarization of edge states in graphene nanoribbons Brede, Jens Merino-Díez, Nestor Berdonces, Alejandro Sanz, Sofía Domínguez-Celorrio, Amelia Lobo-Checa, Jorge Vilas-Varela, Manuel Peña, Diego Frederiksen, Thomas Pascual, Jose I. de Oteyza, Dimas G. Serrate, David Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Low dimensional carbon-based materials are interesting because they can show intrinsic $π$-magnetism associated to p-electrons residing in specific open-shell configurations. Consequently, during the last years there have been impressive advances in the field combining indirect experimental fingerprints of localized magnetic moments with theoretical models. In spite of that, a characterization of their spatial- and energy-resolved spin-moment has so far remained elusive. To obtain this information, we present an approach based on the stabilization of the magnetization of $π$-orbitals by virtue of a supporting substrate with ferromagnetic ground state. Remarkably, we go beyond localized magnetic moments in radical or faulty carbon sites: In our study, energy-dependent spin-moment distributions have been extracted from spatially extended one-dimensional edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons. This method can be generalized to other nanographene structures, representing an essential validation of these materials for their use in spintronics and quantum technologies. |
| title | Detecting the spin-polarization of edge states in graphene nanoribbons |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.11370 |