Tunable band gap and enhanced ferromagnetism by surface adsorption in monolayer Cr2Ge2Te6
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials have attracted significant attention for their promising applications in spintronic devices. Here, using first-principles calculations and renormalized spin-wave theory, we investigate the influence of surface adsorption (H and alkali metals) on the...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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25 June 2019
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Physical review
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 21 |
| ISSN: | 2469-9969 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.214435 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.214435 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.214435 
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| Author Notes: | Changsheng Song, Wen Xiao, Lei Li, Yi Lu, Peiheng Jiang, Chaorong Li, Aixi Chen, and Zhicheng Zhong |
| Summary: | Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials have attracted significant attention for their promising applications in spintronic devices. Here, using first-principles calculations and renormalized spin-wave theory, we investigate the influence of surface adsorption (H and alkali metals) on the bandgap and ferromagnetism of monolayer Cr2Ge2Te6. We find that H-atom adsorption maintains the bandgap of Cr2Ge2Te6 around 0.95 eV but leads to a nearly indirect-to-direct band gap transition, while alkali-metal adsorption removes the bandgap and induces metallicity. More importantly, both H and alkali-metal adsorption surprisingly make the magnetic anisotropy energy four times larger than that of pristine Cr2Ge2Te6, leading to an increase of Tc by about 33%. Our findings of adsorption-controlled bandgap and magnetism in a 2D vdW magnet may open up opportunities for potential applications for new-generation magnetic memory storage, sensors, and spintronics. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 06.08.2019 Im Titel ist "2" und "6" tiefgestellt |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2469-9969 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.214435 |