Unusual dielectric response in cobalt doped reduced graphene oxide

Intensive research on cobalt doped reduced graphene oxide (Co-RGO) to investigate the modification in graphene magnetism and spin polarization due to presence of transition metal atom has been carried out, however, its dielectric spectroscopy, particularly, how capacitance changes with impurity levels in graphene is relatively unexplored. In the present work, dielectric spectroscopy along with magneto-dielectric effect are investigated in Co-RGO. Contrary to other materials, here permittivity increases abruptly with frequency in the low frequency region and continues to increase till 10(7) Hz. This unusual behavior is explained on the basis of trap induced capacitance created due to impurity levels. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.