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Predictive design of intrinsic half-metallicity in zigzag tungsten dichalcogenide nanoribbons

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
Realization of half-metallicity with a sizable minority-spin gap and ferromagnetic ordering has been a central research emphasis in the development of next-generation spintronic devices. To date, only three-dimensional half-metals have been achieved experimentally, while their counterparts based on two-dimensional (2D) materials remain to be materialized despite extensive efforts based on various predictive designs. This standing challenge is largely due to stringent requirements to establish ferromagnetic order in low-dimensional systems. In this work, we use first-principles approaches to show that atomically thin zigzag tungsten dichalcogenide WX2 (X = S, Se) nanoribbons preserving the stoichiometry of W : X = 1 : 2 stand as highly appealing intrinsic half-metallic systems, without invoking the prevailing approaches of applying an external electric field, chemical modification, or carrier doping. The readily accessible half-metallicity is attributed to distinctly different edge reconstructions, insulating along the X-terminated edges and metallic along the self-passivated W-terminated edges; the latter are further characterized by a robust spin-polarized electron transmission channel. These findings are expected to provide indispensable elemental building blocks for spintronic applications purely based on 2D materials.
Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Complex Materials from First Principles (CCM); Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012575
OSTI ID:
1767737
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 100; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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