Controllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayer

Abstract Modulable electronic and magnetic structures significantly extend the properties and applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials. 2D antiferromagnets (AFM) can even become ferromagnets (FM) by various approaches, which ignites growing research interests in 2D AFM. Through first-principle...

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Main Authors: Ni Wang, Ju Chen, Yipeng An, Qingfeng Zhan, Shi-Jing Gong
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44306-024-00065-w
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Ju Chen
Yipeng An
Qingfeng Zhan
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description Abstract Modulable electronic and magnetic structures significantly extend the properties and applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials. 2D antiferromagnets (AFM) can even become ferromagnets (FM) by various approaches, which ignites growing research interests in 2D AFM. Through first-principles calculations, we find that the adsorption of Li (electron doping) and F (hole doping) on the surface of MnPSe3 can induce half-metallicity with opposite spin polarizations. The adsorption site, concentration, charge transfer, and the exchange energy are investigated in detail, indicating the robustness of half-metallicity. At the interface of MnPS3/Au(111) heterostructure, we find electrons transfer from Au(111) to MnPS3, forming the Ohmic contact and inducing AFM-FM transition. All our results show that ferromagnetic MnPX3 (X = S and Se) monolayer with half-metallicity can be easily obtained, which may be of great significance in 2D spintronic materials and devices.
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spelling doaj-art-ca6f81f501cc4085b1dc12414a8216b42024-12-08T12:17:14ZengNature Portfolionpj Spintronics2948-21192024-12-01211710.1038/s44306-024-00065-wControllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayerNi Wang0Ju Chen1Yipeng An2Qingfeng Zhan3Shi-Jing Gong4Engineering Research Center of Nanophotonics Advanced Instrument (Ministry of Education), Department of Physics, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal UniversityEngineering Research Center of Nanophotonics Advanced Instrument (Ministry of Education), Department of Physics, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal UniversitySchool of Physics, Henan Normal UniversityEngineering Research Center of Nanophotonics Advanced Instrument (Ministry of Education), Department of Physics, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal UniversityEngineering Research Center of Nanophotonics Advanced Instrument (Ministry of Education), Department of Physics, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal UniversityAbstract Modulable electronic and magnetic structures significantly extend the properties and applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials. 2D antiferromagnets (AFM) can even become ferromagnets (FM) by various approaches, which ignites growing research interests in 2D AFM. Through first-principles calculations, we find that the adsorption of Li (electron doping) and F (hole doping) on the surface of MnPSe3 can induce half-metallicity with opposite spin polarizations. The adsorption site, concentration, charge transfer, and the exchange energy are investigated in detail, indicating the robustness of half-metallicity. At the interface of MnPS3/Au(111) heterostructure, we find electrons transfer from Au(111) to MnPS3, forming the Ohmic contact and inducing AFM-FM transition. All our results show that ferromagnetic MnPX3 (X = S and Se) monolayer with half-metallicity can be easily obtained, which may be of great significance in 2D spintronic materials and devices.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44306-024-00065-w
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Controllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayer
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title Controllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayer
title_full Controllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayer
title_fullStr Controllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayer
title_full_unstemmed Controllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayer
title_short Controllable half-metallicity in MnPX3 monolayer
title_sort controllable half metallicity in mnpx3 monolayer
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s44306-024-00065-w
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