Spintronics at Nanoscale: Flat-Band Ferromagnetism in Armchair Nanoribbons and Nanotubes
arXiv:cond-mat/0410654 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.79.035405
Abstract
We study the electronic correlation effects in armchair nanoribbon and nanotube using weak-coupling approach and non-Abelian density-matrix renormalization-group method. We show that upon appropriate doping, the system exhibits a new type of flat-band ferromagnetism, different from the well-known Milke-Tasaki one. The strongly correlated ground state consists of intrinsic magnetic moments of flat-band states and itinerant carriers of dispersive bands, and the exchange coupling between them yields a ferromagnetism. The resultant ferromagnetic state with metallic conductivity has a potential in spintronics applications at nanoscale.
5 pages, 4 figures, introduction part rewritten
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