Electric contributions to magnetic force microscopy response from graphene and MoS2 nanosheets

Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) signals have recently been detected from whole pieces of mechanically exfoliated graphene and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets, and magnetism of the two nanomaterials was claimed based on these observations. However, non-magnetic interactions or artefacts are co...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2014-12, Vol.116 (21)
Main Authors: Li, Lu Hua, Chen, Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Graphene
Magnetic fields
Magnetic force microscopy
Magnetism
Microscopy
Molybdenum disulfide
Nanomaterials
Nanosheets
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Summary:Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) signals have recently been detected from whole pieces of mechanically exfoliated graphene and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets, and magnetism of the two nanomaterials was claimed based on these observations. However, non-magnetic interactions or artefacts are commonly associated with MFM signals, which make the interpretation of MFM signals not straightforward. A systematic investigation has been done to examine possible sources of the MFM signals from graphene and MoS2 nanosheets and whether the MFM signals can be correlated with magnetism. It is found that the MFM signals have significant non-magnetic contributions due to capacitive and electrostatic interactions between the nanosheets and conductive cantilever tip, as demonstrated by electric force microscopy and scanning Kevin probe microscopy analyses. In addition, the MFM signals of graphene and MoS2 nanosheets are not responsive to reversed magnetic field of the magnetic cantilever tip. Therefore, the observed MFM response is mainly from electric artefacts and not compelling enough to correlate with magnetism of graphene and MoS2 nanosheets.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4903040