Room-temperature ferromagnetism in graphite driven by two-dimensional networks of pointdefects

• Published in: Nature physics Vol. 5; no. 11; pp. 840 - 844
• Main Authors: Cervenka, J, Katsnelson, M I, Flipse, C F J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2009

Understanding the mechanism of ferromagnetism in carbon-based materials, which contain only s and p electrons in contrast to traditional ferromagnets based on 3d or 4f electrons, is challenging. Here, we demonstrate direct evidence for ferromagnetic order locally at defect structures in highly orien...