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Interplay of Superconductivity, Ferromagnetism, and Half-Metallicity in Gated Single-Layer g-C3N4
Pietro Nicolò Brangi1, Francesca Martini1, Pierluigi Cudazzo1
1Department of Physics, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy.
Abstract:
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) hosts lone pairs arising from broken carbon-nitrogen bonds in its heptazine structure. These strongly localized and weakly hybridized states form ultraflat bands, potentially leading to correlated states when doped. Using first-principles calculations, we show that field-effect hole doping in single-layer g-C3N4 depletes these lone pairs, unveiling a rich phase diagram with a complex interplay of superconducting, half-metallic, and insulating ferromagnetic phases, even at very low charging and in the absence of transition metal ions. Our work highlights gated two-dimensional systems hosting lone pairs as a novel platform for strongly correlated states.
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