Vacancy-Induced Magnetism in Fluorographene: The Effect of Midgap State

Based on density functional theory, we have systematically investigated the geometric, magnetic, and electronic properties of fluorographene with three types of vacancy defects. With uneven sublattice, the partial defect structures are significantly spin-polarized and present midgap electronic state...

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Main Authors: Daozhi Li, Xiaoyang Ma, Hongwei Chu, Ying Li, Shengzhi Zhao, Dechun Li
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/68ffa7a76b1d4d32a43e1cbfc6f85c26
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Summary:Based on density functional theory, we have systematically investigated the geometric, magnetic, and electronic properties of fluorographene with three types of vacancy defects. With uneven sublattice, the partial defect structures are significantly spin-polarized and present midgap electronic states. The magnetic moment is mainly contributed by the adjacent C atoms of vacancy defects. Furthermore, the strain dependence of the bandgap is analyzed and shows a linear trend with applied strain. This defect-induced tunable narrow bandgap material has great potential in electronic devices and spintronics applications.