Magnetism of transition-metal/carbon-nanotube hybrid structures.
It has long been established that by filling carbon nanotubes or coating on their surfaces with tran-sition metals, one-dimensional hybrid nanostructures can be synthesized. We found through ab initio calculations that such transition-metal/nanotube hybrid structures exhibit substantial magnetism. In particular, cobalt atoms packed inside a variety of carbon nanotubes offer strong spin polarization at the Fermi level as well as considerable magnetic moments. The results point to a new and promising approach that uses such metal-filled carbon nanotubes as devices for spin-polarized transport and to potential applications in the emerging field of spintronics.
Yang
Chih-Kai
CK
Center for General Education, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taiwan 333, Republic of China.
Zhao
Jijun
J
Lu
Jian Ping
JP