  Information on atomic-scale features is required for a better understanding
of the mechanisms leading to magnetism in non-metallic, carbon-based materials.
This work reports a direct evaluation of the hyperfine magnetic field produced
at 13C nuclei in ferromagnetic graphite by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
The experimental investigation was made possible by the results of
first-principles calculations carried out in model systems, including graphene
sheets with atomic vacancies and graphite nanoribbons with edge sites partially
passivated by oxygen. A similar range of maximum hyperfine magnetic field
values (18-21T) was found for all systems, setting the frequency span to be
investigated in the NMR experiments; accordingly, a significant 13C NMR signal
was detected close to this range without any external applied magnetic field in
ferromagnetic graphite.
