嵌入六方氮化硼的锯齿型石墨烯纳米带的定量矢量磁场成像研究

Quantitative vector magnetic field imaging of zigzag graphene nanoribbons embedded in hexagonal boron nitride

  • 摘要: 锯齿型石墨烯纳米带(zigzag graphene nanoribbon, ZZ-GNR)边缘态的磁性是碳基自旋电子学研究中的核心问题。近期,本研究团队通过将ZZ-GNR嵌入六方氮化硼(hexagonal boron nitride, hBN)晶格,首次在实验中证实了其本征磁性的存在。然而,前期的扫描氮-空位显微镜(scanning nitrogen-vacancy microscopy, SNVM)测量仅提供了磁场在氮-空位色心轴向上的投影分量,难以通过成像直接揭示磁各向异性的微观特征。作为前期工作的延伸,本文提出一种基于傅里叶变换的磁场矢量重构方法,利用无电流源区域的麦克斯韦方程组约束,成功从原始全磁场(Full-B)模式数据中反演出了ZZ-GNR的三维矢量杂散磁场(Bx, By, Bz)。定量分析表明,ZZ-GNR边缘产生的杂散磁场主要集中在面外方向(Bz),其峰值强度约为0.37 mT,而面内分量较弱。结合扶手椅型纳米带及空沟槽的对照实验,本研究在纳米尺度上直接证实了嵌入式ZZ-GNR具有显著的垂直磁各向异性,为理解其亚铁磁性基态提供了关键的定量实验依据。

     

    Abstract: The magnetism of zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZZ-GNR) represents a pivotal topic in carbon-based spintronics. Recently, our research team experimentally verified the presence of intrinsic magnetism in ZZ-GNR by embedding them within a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) lattice. However, prior scanning nitrogen-vacancy microscopy (SNVM) measurements only captured the magnetic field's projected component along the nitrogen-vacancy center axis, complicating the direct visualization of magnetic anisotropy characteristics through imaging. Building upon our previous findings, this paper introduces a magnetic field vector reconstruction method based on Fourier transform. By applying the constraints of Maxwell's equations in current-free regions, we successfully reconstructed the three-dimensional vector stray magnetic fields (Bx, By, Bz) of ZZ-GNR from the original Full-B mode data. Quantitative analysis reveals that the stray magnetic field generated by the ZZ-GNR edges is predominantly oriented in the out-of-plane direction (Bz), with a peak intensity of approximately 0.37 mT, while the in-plane components are minimal. Supported by control experiments on armchair graphene nanoribbons (AC-GNR) and empty trenches, this study provides direct confirmation of the pronounced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of embedded ZZ-GNR at the nanoscale, offering crucial quantitative experimental evidence for understanding their ferrimagnetic ground state.

     

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