Electrical sliding switches graphene between magnetic states

Researchers at Cornell found that electrically sliding the layers of ultrathin graphene switches the material between distinct magnetic states. The states persist after the voltage is removed, offering a new way to control quantum properties in two-dimensional materials.

• Voltage-driven layer sliding changes graphene's magnetic state
• The magnetic state persists after the voltage is removed
• The finding offers a new way to control quantum properties of 2D materials