Weak Delocalization in Graphene on a Ferromagnetic Insulating Film.

Graphene has been predicted to develop a magnetic moment by proximity effect when placed on a ferromagnetic film, a promise that could open exciting possibilities in the fields of spintronics and magnetic data recording. In this work, the interplay between the magnetoresistance of graphene and the magnetization of an underlying ferromagnetic insulating film is studied in detail. A clear correlation between both magnitudes is observed but through a careful modeling of the magnetization and the weak localization measurements, that such correspondence can be explained by the effects of the magnetic stray fields arising from the ferromagnetic insulator is found. The results emphasize the complexity arising at the interface between magnetic and 2D materials.

Light harvesting indolyl-substituted phosphoramide ligand for the enhancement of Mn(ii) luminescence.

The reaction of N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-P-indol-1-ylphosphonic diamide (L) with Mn(ii) halides under mild conditions allowed the isolation of tetrahedral neutral complexes having the general formula [MnX2L2] (X = Cl, Br, I). The structures of the new coordination compounds were ascertained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The three species exhibited noticeable luminescence in the green region upon excitation with UV light, with emissions related to the Mn(ii) 4T1(4G) → 6A1(6S) transition, without appreciable luminescence from the coordinated ligands. Luminescence was caused by both metal and ligand excitations. The good light harvesting features of the indol-1-yl fragment allowed the luminescence enhancement with respect to comparable phenyl-substituted derivatives.