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The strange magnetism of oxides and carbons

Stoneham, AM; (2010) The strange magnetism of oxides and carbons. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter , 22 (7) , Article 074211. 10.1088/0953-8984/22/7/074211. Green open access

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Abstract

Magnetism is not usually expected in simple sp oxides like MgO or in carbons like graphite. Yet basic intrinsic defects in these systems can be magnetic in ways that seem to be shared by more complex oxides. A second puzzle comes from reports of possible room temperature ferromagnetism in simple oxides, where experiments are not always in agreement. This paper discusses what determines whether point defects like cation vacancies in oxides have magnetic or non-magnetic ground states. It also discusses the possible connections between point defect ground states and oxide ferromagnetism. The connectivity issue raises questions about possible diffuse states in nanocrystalline oxides, several possibilities being outlined. These ideas raise the further possibility that the magnetism might be written in these oxides at the nanoscale, perhaps using atomic force microscopy.

Type: Article
Title: The strange magnetism of oxides and carbons
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/7/074211
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/22/7/074211
Language: English
Additional information: Text made available to UCL Discovery by kind permission of IOP Publishing, 2012
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1321477
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