Electronic orbital angular momentum and magnetism of graphene

JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS

卷:366

Article

Luo, Ji^1,2 

[1] Univ Puerto Rico, Dept Phys, Mayaguez, PR 00681 USA

[2] Univ Puerto Rico, Inst Funct Nanomat, Mayaguez, PR 00681 USA

关键词: Graphene;    Electronic orbital angular momentum;    Magnetism;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.04.050

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Orbital angular momentum (OAM) of graphene electrons in a perpendicular magnetic field is calculated and corresponding magnetic moment is used to investigate the magnetism of perfect graphene. Variation in magnetization demonstrates its decrease with carrier-doping, plateaus in a large field, and de Haas-van Alphen oscillation. Regulation of graphene's magnetism by a parallel electric field is presented. The DAM originates from atomic-scale electronic motion in graphene lattice, and vector hopping interaction between carbon atomic orbitals is the building element. A comparison between OAM of graphene electrons, DAM of Dirac fermions, and total angular momentum of the latter demonstrates their different roles in graphene's magnetism. Applicability and relation to experiments of the results are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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