We have identified ferromagnetic- and superconducting-like magnetization hysteresis loops in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite samples below and above room temperature. We also found that both behaviors are very sensitive to low-temperature -- as compared to the sample synthesis temperature -- heat treatment. The possible contribution of magnetic impurities and why these do not appear to be the reason for the observed phenomena is discussed.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9912413,
title = {Ferromagnetic- and Superconducting-like Behavior of Graphite},
author = {Y. Kopelevich and P. Esquinazi and J. H. S. Torres and S. Moehlecke},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9912413},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12 pages, 8 figures. Submitted to J. Low Temp. Phys. (Rapid Commun.) the 26.11.99.- First replacement: name in \ack corrected