Electronic structure and magnetism of transition metal dihalides: Bulk to monolayer
Abstract
Based on first-principles calculations, the evolution of the electronic and magnetic properties of transition metal dihalides MX2 (M=V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni; X = Cl, Br, I) is analyzed from the bulk to the monolayer limit. A variety of magnetic ground states is obtained as a result of the competition between direct exchange and superexchange. The results predict that FeX2, NiX2, CoCl2, and CoBr2 monolayers are ferromagnetic insulators with sizable magnetocrystalline anisotropies. This makes them ideal candidates for robust ferromagnetism at the single-layer level. Furthermore our results highlight the importance of spin-orbit coupling to obtain the correct ground state in these materials.
- Authors:
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- Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1505832
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1505659
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2475-9953
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Botana, Antia S., and Norman, M. R. Electronic structure and magnetism of transition metal dihalides: Bulk to monolayer. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.044001.
Botana, Antia S., & Norman, M. R. Electronic structure and magnetism of transition metal dihalides: Bulk to monolayer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.044001
Botana, Antia S., and Norman, M. R. Mon .
"Electronic structure and magnetism of transition metal dihalides: Bulk to monolayer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.044001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1505832.
@article{osti_1505832,
title = {Electronic structure and magnetism of transition metal dihalides: Bulk to monolayer},
author = {Botana, Antia S. and Norman, M. R.},
abstractNote = {Based on first-principles calculations, the evolution of the electronic and magnetic properties of transition metal dihalides MX2 (M=V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni; X = Cl, Br, I) is analyzed from the bulk to the monolayer limit. A variety of magnetic ground states is obtained as a result of the competition between direct exchange and superexchange. The results predict that FeX2, NiX2, CoCl2, and CoBr2 monolayers are ferromagnetic insulators with sizable magnetocrystalline anisotropies. This makes them ideal candidates for robust ferromagnetism at the single-layer level. Furthermore our results highlight the importance of spin-orbit coupling to obtain the correct ground state in these materials.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.044001},
journal = {Physical Review Materials},
number = 4,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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