Issue 13, 2024

Towards molecular controlled magnonics

Abstract

Magnonics is an emerging field broadly recognized as a paradigm shift for information technologies based on the use of spin waves. However, the low flexibility and variety of the existing systems still hamper their applications. Herein, we propose an unprecedented chemical approach to magnonics based on the creation of hybrid molecular/2D heterostructures. We analyse the modulation of the magnetic properties, magnon dispersion and spin dynamics of a single layer of CrSBr after the deposition of sublimable organic molecules via first-principles calculations. Our results predict a modulation of magnetic exchange, a shift in the magnon frequencies and an enhancement of their group velocities up to ∼7%. Interestingly, we find a linear correlation between these effects and the donor character of the molecules. This will pave the way for the design of a new class of magnonic materials that can be selectively tailored by a chemical approach.

Graphical abstract: Towards molecular controlled magnonics

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 mar 2024
Accepted
01 may 2024
First published
01 may 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale Adv., 2024,6, 3320-3328

Towards molecular controlled magnonics

A. M. Ruiz, G. Rivero-Carracedo, A. Rybakov, S. Dey and J. J. Baldoví, Nanoscale Adv., 2024, 6, 3320 DOI: 10.1039/D4NA00230J

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