Issue 6, 2023

Intrinsic exchange bias state in silicene and germanene materials EuX2

Abstract

2D magnets have recently emerged as a host for unconventional phases and related phenomena. The prominence of 2D magnetism stems from its high amenability to external stimuli and structural variations. The low dimensionality facilitates competition between magnetic orders which may give rise to exchange bias, in particular in magnetic heterostructures. Here, we propose a strategy for the search of exchange bias state in 2D individual compounds. We track the evolution of magnetic orders driven by the number of monolayers in a system exhibiting antiferromagnetism in the multilayer and ferromagnetism in the monolayer limit. The material, EuSi2, has the structure of multilayer silicene intercalated by Eu. A strong intrinsic exchange bias effect accompanies the dimensional crossover. Comparison with silicene-based GdSi2 and germanene-based EuGe2 suggests the competition between magnetic orders to be a common property of this class of materials that may be useful in spintronic applications.

Graphical abstract: Intrinsic exchange bias state in silicene and germanene materials EuX2

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Jan 2023
Accepted
23 Mar 2023
First published
23 Mar 2023

Nanoscale Horiz., 2023,8, 803-811

Intrinsic exchange bias state in silicene and germanene materials EuX2

D. V. Averyanov, I. S. Sokolov, A. N. Taldenkov, O. E. Parfenov, I. A. Karateev, O. A. Kondratev, A. M. Tokmachev and V. G. Storchak, Nanoscale Horiz., 2023, 8, 803 DOI: 10.1039/D3NH00009E

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