Published May 1, 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Ground state magnetization of conduction electrons in graphene with Zeeman effect

  • 1. Instituto de Física del Sur (IFISUR, UNS-CONICET), Av. Alem 1253, B8000CPB Bahía Blanca (Argentina)
  • 2. Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, B8000CPB Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Description

In this work we address the ground state magnetization in graphene, considering the Zeeman effect and taking into account the conduction electrons in the long wavelength approximation. We obtain analytical expressions for the magnetization at T=0 K, where the oscillations given by the de Haas van Alphen (dHvA) effect are present. We find that the Zeeman effect modifies the magnetization by introducing new peaks associated with the spin splitting of the Landau levels. These peaks are very small for typical carrier densities in graphene, but become more important for higher densities. The obtained results provide insight of the way in which the Zeeman effect modifies the magnetization, which can be useful to control and manipulate the spin degrees of freedom. - Highlights: • The magnetization has peaks whenever the last energy level changes discontinuously. • The peaks amplitude depends on the electron density. • The Zeeman effect introduces new peaks in the magnetization.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.12.032

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.12.032;
arXiv
arXiv:1708.03827v1;
PII
S0304-8853(16)31958-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal Volume
429
Journal Page Range
p. 294-298
ISSN
0304-8853
CODEN
JMMMDC

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49002606
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
CARRIER DENSITY; DE HAAS-VAN ALPHEN EFFECT; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; ELECTRON DENSITY; ELECTRONS; GRAPHENE; GROUND STATES; MAGNETIZATION; OSCILLATIONS; SPIN; TEMPERATURE ZERO K; WAVELENGTHS; ZEEMAN EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CARBON; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; NONMETALS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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