Imprinting ferromagnetism to a graphene structure by substitution of carbon atoms with sulfur is reported. S-doped graphene (4.2 at%) shows strong ferromagnetic properties with saturation magnetization exceeding 5.5 emu g(-1) at 2 K, which is among the highest values reported for any sp-based system. The remarkable magnetic response is attributed to delocalization of electrons from sulfur injected into the graphene conduction band.

Department of Inorganic Chemistry University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Technická 5 166 28 Prague 6 Czech Republic

Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University 637371 Singapore

Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials Department of Physical Chemistry Faculty of Science Palacky University Šlechtitelů 27 783 71 Olomouc Czech Republic

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