DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902100116. Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides

Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides

10.1073/pnas.1902100116

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Abstract

Significance Two-dimensional magnetic semiconductors such as CrI 3 are a new class of van der Waals material that may allow for the development of novel 2D spintronic devices. While strong magnetic anisotropy within the CrI 3 layers stabilizes ferromagnetism down to a monolayer, weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the layers gives rise to extremely large tunnel magnetoresistance. We use a combination of tunneling and magneto-optical measurements to investigate the entire 2D chromium trihalide family (CrX 3 , X = I, Br, Cl). Our results elucidate both the interlayer coupling and intralayer spin Hamiltonian for all three materials, and further demonstrate that ferromagnetism can be stabilized in monolayer CrBr 3 and bilayer CrCl 3 without strong anisotropy.

Bibliography

Kim, H. H., Yang, B., Li, S., Jiang, S., Jin, C., Tao, Z., Nichols, G., Sfigakis, F., Zhong, S., Li, C., Tian, S., Cory, D. G., Miao, G.-X., Shan, J., Mak, K. F., Lei, H., Sun, K., Zhao, L., & Tsen, A. W. (2019). Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(23), 11131â11136.

Authors 19

Hyun Ho Kim (first)
Bowen Yang (additional)
Siwen Li (additional)
Shengwei Jiang (additional)
Chenhao Jin (additional)
Zui Tao (additional)
George Nichols (additional)
Francois Sfigakis (additional)
Shazhou Zhong (additional)
Chenghe Li (additional)
Shangjie Tian (additional)
David G. Cory (additional)
Guo-Xing Miao (additional)
Jie Shan (additional)
Kin Fai Mak (additional)
Hechang Lei (additional)
Kai Sun (additional)
Liuyan Zhao (additional)
Adam W. Tsen (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	6 years, 3 months ago (May 20, 2019, 8:24 p.m.)
Deposited	3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 5:31 a.m.)
Indexed	1 week, 1 day ago (Aug. 12, 2025, 5:31 p.m.)
Issued	6 years, 3 months ago (May 20, 2019)
Published	6 years, 3 months ago (May 20, 2019)
Published Online	6 years, 3 months ago (May 20, 2019)
Published Print	6 years, 2 months ago (June 4, 2019)

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BibTeX

@article{Kim_2019, title={Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides}, volume={116}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1902100116}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.1902100116}, number={23}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Kim, Hyun Ho and Yang, Bowen and Li, Siwen and Jiang, Shengwei and Jin, Chenhao and Tao, Zui and Nichols, George and Sfigakis, Francois and Zhong, Shazhou and Li, Chenghe and Tian, Shangjie and Cory, David G. and Miao, Guo-Xing and Shan, Jie and Mak, Kin Fai and Lei, Hechang and Sun, Kai and Zhao, Liuyan and Tsen, Adam W.}, year={2019}, month=may, pages={11131–11136} }

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