Predictive design of intrinsic half-metallicity in zigzag tungsten dichalcogenide nanoribbons
Journal Article
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· Physical Review B
- Univ. of Science and Technology of China (China); OSTI
- Univ. of Science and Technology of China (China)
- Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
- Soochow Univ. (China)
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
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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