Fabrication of Graphene Polyhedra: Unveiling New Structures, Forms, and Properties

Abstract

A hybrid nanoporous carbon alloy material is synthesized using a core-shell structure based on metal-organic frameworks, revealing a novel graphene polyhedral form. The presence of carbon and metal as doped cobalt carbides based on morphed graphene within the graphene polyhedra is confirmed through a combination of X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy analyses. These novel graphene polyhedra exhibit magnetoelectric coupling properties at room temperature. The magnetic state control is verified using a magnetic probe; the changes in the magnetic state increased with a higher applied bias, and the poling direction of the magnetic phase is reversed based on the scanning direction of the probe. This discovery holds promise for future applications in ultrafast devices and carbon-based spintronics research.