Magnetic two-dimensional(2D)van derWaals(vdWs)materials and their heterostructures attract increasing attention in the spintronics community due to their various degrees of freedom such as spin,charge,and energy valle...Magnetic two-dimensional(2D)van derWaals(vdWs)materials and their heterostructures attract increasing attention in the spintronics community due to their various degrees of freedom such as spin,charge,and energy valley,which may stimulate potential applications in the field of low-power and high-speed spintronic devices in the future.This review begins with introducing the long-range magnetic order in 2D vdWs materials and the recent progress of tunning their properties by electrostatic doping and stress.Next,the proximity-effect,current-induced magnetization switching,and the related spintronic devices(such as magnetic tunnel junctions and spin valves)based on magnetic 2D vdWs materials are presented.Finally,the development trend of magnetic 2D vdWs materials is discussed.This review provides comprehensive understandings for the development of novel spintronic applications based on magnetic 2D vdWs materials.展开更多
The layered magnetic van der Waals materials have generated tremendous interest due to their potential applications and importance in fundamental research.Previous x-ray diffraction(XRD)studies on the magnetic van der...The layered magnetic van der Waals materials have generated tremendous interest due to their potential applications and importance in fundamental research.Previous x-ray diffraction(XRD)studies on the magnetic van der Waals compound VI3,revealed a structural transition above the magnetic transition but output controversial analysis on symmetry.In this paper we carried out polarized Raman scattering measurements on VI3 from 10 K to 300 K,with focus on the two Ag phonon modes at^71.1 cm^-1 and 128.4 cm-1.Our careful symmetry analysis based on the angle-dependent spectra demonstrates that the crystal symmetry can be well described by C2h rather than D3d both above and below structural phase transition.We further performed temperature-dependent Raman experiments to study the magnetism in VI3.Fano asymmetry and anomalous linewidth drop of two Ag phonon modes at low temperatures,point to a significant spin-phonon coupling.This is also supported by the softening of 71.1-cm^-1 mode above the magnetic transition.The study provides the fundamental information on lattice dynamics and clarifies the symmetry in VI3.And spin-phonon coupling existing in a wide temperature range revealed here may be meaningful in applications.展开更多
Spin-lattice (SL) coupling plays an important role in spintronic applications given its effects on magnetic,ferroelectric,optical,and thermodynamic properties.Experiments and theoretical calculations have revealed a l...Spin-lattice (SL) coupling plays an important role in spintronic applications given its effects on magnetic,ferroelectric,optical,and thermodynamic properties.Experiments and theoretical calculations have revealed a large SL coupling effect in CrGeTe_(3) and CrI_(3) monolayers.However,the microscopic origin of SL coupling in these systems is still unclear.In this work,we develop a systematic method to explore the atomistic mechanism of SL coupling based on the density functional theory.We find that the first-and second-order SL couplings in ternary system CrGeTe_(3) are considerably stronger than those in binary system CrI_(3).For the first-order SL coupling,the Cr ions of the magnetic pair and Ge ions positively contribute to the strain enhancement of ferromagnetism in CrGeTe_(3).However,the Cr ions provide a negative contribution in CrI_(3).Furthermore,our tight-binding analysis suggests that the p-d hopping in CrGeTe_(3) gradually decreases with the tensile strain,rapidly enhancing the ferromagnetism under the tensile strain.The large frequency shifts in CrGeTe_(3) are caused by the large second-order exchange derivatives (one type of second-order SL coupling) of the Cr ions of the magnetic pair.展开更多
Friction force(f)usually increases with the normal load(N)macroscopically,according to the classic law of Da Vinci–Amontons(f=μN),with a positive and finite friction coefficient(μ).Herein near-zero and negative dif...Friction force(f)usually increases with the normal load(N)macroscopically,according to the classic law of Da Vinci–Amontons(f=μN),with a positive and finite friction coefficient(μ).Herein near-zero and negative differential friction(ZNDF)coefficients are discovered in two-dimensional(2D)van der Waals(vdW)magnetic CrI_(3)commensurate contacts.It is identified that the ferromagnetic–antiferromagnetic phase transition of the interlayer couplings of the bilayer CrI_(3)can significantly reduce the interfacial sliding energy barriers and thus contribute to ZNDF.Moreover,phase transition between the in-plane(p_(x)and p_(y))and out-of-plane(p_(z))wave-functions dominates the sliding barrier evolutions,which is attributed to the delicate interplays among the interlayer vdW,electrostatic interactions,and the intralayer deformation of the CrI_(3)layers under external load.The present findings may motivate a new concept of slide-spintronics and are expected to play an instrumental role in design of novel magnetic solid lubricants applied in various spintronic nano-devices.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0206200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11874409)+2 种基金the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,China(Grant No.Z190009)the Science Center of the National Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52088101)the K.C.Wong Education Foundation(Grant No.GJTD-2019-14).
文摘Magnetic two-dimensional(2D)van derWaals(vdWs)materials and their heterostructures attract increasing attention in the spintronics community due to their various degrees of freedom such as spin,charge,and energy valley,which may stimulate potential applications in the field of low-power and high-speed spintronic devices in the future.This review begins with introducing the long-range magnetic order in 2D vdWs materials and the recent progress of tunning their properties by electrostatic doping and stress.Next,the proximity-effect,current-induced magnetization switching,and the related spintronic devices(such as magnetic tunnel junctions and spin valves)based on magnetic 2D vdWs materials are presented.Finally,the development trend of magnetic 2D vdWs materials is discussed.This review provides comprehensive understandings for the development of novel spintronic applications based on magnetic 2D vdWs materials.
基金Project supported by the Science Fund from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant Nos.2017YFA0302904 and 2016YFA0300504)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11774419,U1932215,11774423,and 11822412)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Chinathe Research Funds of Renmin University of China(RUC)(Grant Nos.15XNLQ07,18XNLG14,and 19XNLG17).
文摘The layered magnetic van der Waals materials have generated tremendous interest due to their potential applications and importance in fundamental research.Previous x-ray diffraction(XRD)studies on the magnetic van der Waals compound VI3,revealed a structural transition above the magnetic transition but output controversial analysis on symmetry.In this paper we carried out polarized Raman scattering measurements on VI3 from 10 K to 300 K,with focus on the two Ag phonon modes at^71.1 cm^-1 and 128.4 cm-1.Our careful symmetry analysis based on the angle-dependent spectra demonstrates that the crystal symmetry can be well described by C2h rather than D3d both above and below structural phase transition.We further performed temperature-dependent Raman experiments to study the magnetism in VI3.Fano asymmetry and anomalous linewidth drop of two Ag phonon modes at low temperatures,point to a significant spin-phonon coupling.This is also supported by the softening of 71.1-cm^-1 mode above the magnetic transition.The study provides the fundamental information on lattice dynamics and clarifies the symmetry in VI3.And spin-phonon coupling existing in a wide temperature range revealed here may be meaningful in applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11825403,and 11804138)the Program for Professor of Special Appointment(Eastern Scholar)+1 种基金supported by Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.1908085MA10)the Opening Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics Fudan University(Grant No.KF2019_07)。
文摘Spin-lattice (SL) coupling plays an important role in spintronic applications given its effects on magnetic,ferroelectric,optical,and thermodynamic properties.Experiments and theoretical calculations have revealed a large SL coupling effect in CrGeTe_(3) and CrI_(3) monolayers.However,the microscopic origin of SL coupling in these systems is still unclear.In this work,we develop a systematic method to explore the atomistic mechanism of SL coupling based on the density functional theory.We find that the first-and second-order SL couplings in ternary system CrGeTe_(3) are considerably stronger than those in binary system CrI_(3).For the first-order SL coupling,the Cr ions of the magnetic pair and Ge ions positively contribute to the strain enhancement of ferromagnetism in CrGeTe_(3).However,the Cr ions provide a negative contribution in CrI_(3).Furthermore,our tight-binding analysis suggests that the p-d hopping in CrGeTe_(3) gradually decreases with the tensile strain,rapidly enhancing the ferromagnetism under the tensile strain.The large frequency shifts in CrGeTe_(3) are caused by the large second-order exchange derivatives (one type of second-order SL coupling) of the Cr ions of the magnetic pair.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12074345,12174349,11674289,11804306,11634011 and U2030120)Henan Provincial Key Science and Technology Research Projects(No.212102210130).
文摘Friction force(f)usually increases with the normal load(N)macroscopically,according to the classic law of Da Vinci–Amontons(f=μN),with a positive and finite friction coefficient(μ).Herein near-zero and negative differential friction(ZNDF)coefficients are discovered in two-dimensional(2D)van der Waals(vdW)magnetic CrI_(3)commensurate contacts.It is identified that the ferromagnetic–antiferromagnetic phase transition of the interlayer couplings of the bilayer CrI_(3)can significantly reduce the interfacial sliding energy barriers and thus contribute to ZNDF.Moreover,phase transition between the in-plane(p_(x)and p_(y))and out-of-plane(p_(z))wave-functions dominates the sliding barrier evolutions,which is attributed to the delicate interplays among the interlayer vdW,electrostatic interactions,and the intralayer deformation of the CrI_(3)layers under external load.The present findings may motivate a new concept of slide-spintronics and are expected to play an instrumental role in design of novel magnetic solid lubricants applied in various spintronic nano-devices.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11974431, 11832019, 11622437, 61674171 and 11974422)Guangzhou Science and Technology Project (201707020002)+2 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB30000000)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China (16XNLQ01)supported by the Outstanding Innovative Talents Cultivation Funded Programs 2017 of Renmin University of China。
