Issue 28, 2023

A strain induced polar metal phase in a ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 monolayer

Abstract

The electronic structure and magnetic properties of the ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 monolayer have been extensively studied in recent years. Experimentally, external strain can be produced inevitably during the growth on the substrate. However, the impact of strain on the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties remains largely underexplored. Herein, by using density functional theory, we systematically investigate the crystalline configuration and electronic structure of the Fe3GeTe2 monolayer in the presence of external strain. We find that a moderate compressive strain could break the structural vertical symmetry, leading to a sizable out-of-plane dipole moment, while the ferromagnetism can be retained. Surprisingly, strain-induced polarization in the off-center Fe and Ge atoms barely contributes to the energy states at the Fermi level. The efficient decoupling of the conductivity and polarization in the strained Fe3GeTe2 monolayer results in an extremely rare phase with the coexistence of polarization, metallicity, and ferromagnetism, i.e., magnetic polar metals for potential applications in magnetoelectricity and spintronics.

Graphical abstract: A strain induced polar metal phase in a ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 monolayer

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Apr 2023
Accepted
16 Jun 2023
First published
16 Jun 2023

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023,25, 18826-18832

A strain induced polar metal phase in a ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 monolayer

X. Miao, S. Li, Z. Jiang, C. Zhang and A. Du, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 18826 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP01616A

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