Magnetic coupling of porphyrin molecules through graphene.

Hermanns, Christian F; Tarafder, Kartick; Bernien, Matthias; Krüger, Alex; Chang, Yin-Ming; Oppeneer, Peter M; Kuch, Wolfgang · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements and density functional theory (DFT)+U calculations reveal an unexpected antiferromagnetic coupling between physisorbed paramagnetic Co-porphyrin molecules and a Ni surface, separated by a graphene layer. A positive magnetization at the Ni substrate atoms is mediated by graphene and induces a negative one at the Co site, despite only a very small overlap between macrocyclic π and graphene pz -orbitals.