Spin splitting of dopant edge state in magnetic zigzag graphene nanoribbons

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 600; no. 7890; pp. 647 - 652
• Main Authors: Blackwell, Raymond E., Zhao, Fangzhou, Brooks, Erin, Zhu, Junmian, Piskun, Ilya, Wang, Shenkai, Delgado, Aidan, Lee, Yea-Lee, Louie, Steven G., Fischer, Felix R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.12.2021; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 119/118; 142/136; 639/638/298/920; 639/638/542/968; 639/766/119/997; 639/925/918/1052; Adsorption; Analysis; Antiferromagnetism; Carbon; Chemical properties; Dopants; Electron spin; Electron states; electronic properties and devices; Electronics; Ferromagnetism; First principles; Functional integration; Geometry; Graphene; Graphite - chemistry; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hybridization; Hydrogen; magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; magnetic properties and materials; Magnetics; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Microscopy; multidisciplinary; Nanoribbons; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes, Carbon - chemistry; Nitrogen; Particle spin; scanning probe microscopy; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; Splitting; Structure; Superlattices; Topography; United States

Spin-ordered electronic states in hydrogen-terminated zigzag nanographene give rise to magnetic quantum phenomena 1 , 2 that have sparked renewed interest in carbon-based spintronics 3 , 4 . Zigzag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs)—quasi one-dimensional semiconducting strips of graphene bounded by parall...