New graphene-based nanomaterial with magnetic properties designed

September 3, 2009 | Source: PhysOrg.com

Ferromagnetic graphone sheet (Puru Jena/VCU)

An international team of researchers has designed Graphone, a new magnetic nanomaterial made by adding hydrogen atoms to graphene (a form of carbon), with the potential for novel applications in spintronics devices for memory and data processing.