Issue 17, 2021

Full quantum search for high Tc two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnetic semiconductors

Abstract

Atomic thin two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic (FM) semiconductors with high Curie temperatures (Tc) are essential for future spintronic applications. However, reliable theoretical searching for 2D FM semiconductors is still hard due to the complexity of strong quantum fluctuations in 2D systems. We have proposed a full quantum search (FulQuanS) method to tackle the difficulty, and finally identified five 2D semiconductors of CrX3 (X = I, Br, Cl), CuCl3 and FeCl2 with FM order at finite temperature from the pool of 3721 potential 2D structures. Via the method of renormalized spin wave theory (SW) and quantum Monte Carlo simulations (QMC), we located the Tc for CrX3 (X = I, Br, Cl), CuCl3 and FeCl2 at 48 K, 31 K, 18 K, 74 K and 931 K respectively, which excellently agree with experiments for CrX3 and reveal the superior performances of the new predicted structures. Furthermore, our QMC results demonstrated that the systems with low-spin numbers and/or low anisotropies have much higher Tc than the estimations of classical models e.g., Monte Carlo simulations based on classical Heisenberg models. Our findings suggest excellent candidates for future room-temperature spintronics, and shed light on the quantum effects inherent in 2D magnetism.

Graphical abstract: Full quantum search for high Tc two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnetic semiconductors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 déc. 2020
Accepted
05 mars 2021
First published
30 mars 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 8137-8145

Full quantum search for high Tc two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnetic semiconductors

L. Liu, Z. Lin, J. Hu and X. Zhang, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 8137 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR08687H

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