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Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 227201 (2003) [4 pages]

Induced Magnetic Ordering by Proton Irradiation in Graphite

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P. Esquinazi*, D. Spemann, R. Höhne, A. Setzer, K.-H. Han, and T. Butz
Institut für Experimentelle Physik II, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstrasse 5, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

Received 1 July 2003; published 24 November 2003

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We provide evidence that proton irradiation of energy 2.25 MeV on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite samples triggers ferro- or ferrimagnetism. Measurements performed with a superconducting quantum interferometer device and magnetic force microscopy reveal that the magnetic ordering is stable at room temperature.

© 2003 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.227201
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.227201
PACS:
75.50.Pp, 78.70.–g

*Email address: esquin@physik.uni-leipzig.de