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Temperature tuned defect induced magnetism in reduced graphene oxide

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Title Temperature tuned defect induced magnetism in reduced graphene oxide
 
Creator Khurana, Geetika
Kumar, Nitu
Kotnala, R. K.
Nautiyal, Tashi
 
Subject Chemistry
Materials Science
Applied Physics/Condensed Matter
Nanoscience/ Nanotechnology
 
Description The existence of ferromagnetism in the wonder material graphene has opened up the path for many future spintronics and memory applications. But simultaneously it is very important to understand the variation of these properties with temperature in regards to the device applications. Here we observed defect induced ferromagnetism in chemically reduced graphene and the effect of temperature on it. Several theoretical studies have proved that the main cause of ferromagnetism in graphene is due to various defects. The observed results established that these defects can be mended by treating the samples at elevated temperatures but sacrificing the ferromagnetism simultaneously. Hence, temperature plays a crucial role in controlling the magnetism as well as the defects in graphene. In this study we revealed that at 600 degrees C the self-repair mechanism helps the defects to mend but resulting in the decrement of magnetization and providing a good quality graphene with less defects.
 
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://npl.csircentral.net/3001/1/Temperature%20tuned.pdf
Khurana, Geetika and Kumar, Nitu and Kotnala, R. K. and Nautiyal, Tashi (2013) Temperature tuned defect induced magnetism in reduced graphene oxide. Nanoscale, 5. pp. 3346-3351. ISSN 2040-3364
 
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