Prediction of metal-free Stoner and Mott-Hubbard magnetism in triangulene-based two-dimensional polymers
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Abstract
Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism require robust long-range magnetic ordering, which typically involves strongly interacting spins localized at transition metal atoms. However, in metal-free systems, the spin orbitals are largely delocalized, and weak coupling between the spins in the lattice hampers long-range ordering. Metal-free magnetism is of fundamental interest to physical sciences, unlocking unprecedented dimensions for strongly correlated materials and biocompatible magnets. Here, we present a strategy to achieve strong coupling between spin centers of planar radical monomers in π-conjugated two-dimensional (2D) polymers and rationally control the orderings. If the π-states in these triangulene-based 2D polymers are half-occupied, then we predict that they are antiferromagnetic Mott-Hubbard insulators. Incorporating a boron or nitrogen heteroatom per monomer results in Stoner ferromagnetism and half-metallicity, with the Fermi level located at spin-polarized Dirac points. An unprecedented antiferromagnetic half-semiconductor is observed in a binary boron-nitrogen-centered 2D polymer. Our findings pioneer Stoner and Mott-Hubbard magnetism emerging in the electronic π-system of crystalline-conjugated 2D polymers.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | eadq7954 |
Journal | Science advances |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 40 |
Publication status | Published - 4 Oct 2024 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 39356753 |
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