Antiferromagnetic edge states in carbon nanotubes with hydrogen line defect abundancy

Kyu Won Lee, Cheol Eui Lee

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Abstract

We have investigated the antiferromagnetic edge states in carbon nanotubes with hydrogen line defects by using the density functional theory calculations. As the hydrogen line defects increase, the exchange energy gain stabilizing the antiferromagnetic edge states increases in each graphenic ribbon produced by the line defects, indicating that the antiferromagnetic edge states can be realized at high temperatures regardless of the nanotube size. The exchange energy gain in each ribbon is determined by the ribbon width of the flat ribbon and apparently by the curvature of the curved ribbon. The exchange interaction between the ribbons is seen to be negligibly small even in the presence of a nonmagnetic inter-ribbon interaction that is sensitive to the ribbon width.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-168
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Applied Physics
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Mar

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (Project No. 2013057555 , Proton Users Program 2014M2B2A4030835, and 2014028954).

Publisher Copyright:
©2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Antiferromagnetic edge states
  • Density functional theory
  • Exchange energy
  • Hydrogenated carbon nanotubes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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