Abstract
Incorporation of good magnetic moment and conductivity in a weakly magnetic matrix via doping of an impurity projects huge applications in the domain of magneto-electronics and spintronics. This is quite challenging because the system has to work in unison so that the there is an exchange of electrons and spins between the magnetic grains and the host matrix. Graphene-nano-ribbons (GNRs) possess defect states at their edges and shows good conductivity with weak magnetism. Such systems are studied as host matrix, in which 10% manganite (La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO)) has been incorporated using octadecyl-amine (ODA) as the conjugating agent to form a GNR-LSMO complex. While Raman analysis of GNR shows reduction in disorder after complex formation, the system shows magnetic transition at 350 K. The magnetic-force-microscopy shows direct evidence of enhanced magnetism as compared to only GNR, especially in the regions where the manganite grains are in proximity to the GNR matrix. A novel magneto-electronic material can be envisaged with further careful grain-boundary engineering.
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