TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis, engineering, and theory of 2D van der Waals magnets
AU - Blei, M.
AU - Lado, J. L.
AU - Song, Q.
AU - Dey, D.
AU - Erten, O.
AU - Pardo, V.
AU - Comin, R.
AU - Tongay, S.
AU - Botana, A. S.
N1 - Funding Information:
S.T. acknowledges support from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), NSF DMR 1552220, DMR 1955889, DMR 1904716, and S.T. acknowledges support from DOE-SC0020653, NSF CMMI 1933214, NSF DMR 1552220, DMR 1955889, and ECCS PMD 2052527. We also acknowledge support from Army Research Office. D.D. acknowledges Arizona State University for startup funds. A.S.B. and O.E. acknowledge support from NSF DMR 1904716. R.C. acknowledges support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. R.C. and Q.S.’s work was supported by the Science-Technology Center, Center for Integrated Quantum Materials, NSF DMR 1231319. V.P. acknowledges support from the MINECO of Spain through the project PGC2018–101334-BC21. J.L.L. acknowledges support from the Aalto Science-IT project and the Academy of Finland Project Nos. 331342 and 336243.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - The recent discovery of magnetism in monolayers of two-dimensional van der Waals materials has opened new venues in materials science and condensed matter physics. Until recently, two-dimensional magnetism remained elusive: Spontaneous magnetic order is a routine instance in three-dimensional materials but it is not a priori guaranteed in the two-dimensional world. Since the 2016 discovery of antiferromagnetism in monolayer FePS3 by two groups and the subsequent demonstration of ferromagnetic order in monolayer CrI3 and bilayer Cr2Ge2Te6, the field changed dramatically. Within several years of scientific discoveries focused on 2D magnets, novel opportunities have opened up in the field of spintronics, namely spin pumping devices, spin transfer torque, and tunneling. In this review, we describe the state of the art of the nascent field of magnetic two-dimensional materials focusing on synthesis, engineering, and theory aspects. We also discuss challenges and some of the many different promising directions for future work, highlighting unique applications that may extend even to other realms, including sensing and data storage.
AB - The recent discovery of magnetism in monolayers of two-dimensional van der Waals materials has opened new venues in materials science and condensed matter physics. Until recently, two-dimensional magnetism remained elusive: Spontaneous magnetic order is a routine instance in three-dimensional materials but it is not a priori guaranteed in the two-dimensional world. Since the 2016 discovery of antiferromagnetism in monolayer FePS3 by two groups and the subsequent demonstration of ferromagnetic order in monolayer CrI3 and bilayer Cr2Ge2Te6, the field changed dramatically. Within several years of scientific discoveries focused on 2D magnets, novel opportunities have opened up in the field of spintronics, namely spin pumping devices, spin transfer torque, and tunneling. In this review, we describe the state of the art of the nascent field of magnetic two-dimensional materials focusing on synthesis, engineering, and theory aspects. We also discuss challenges and some of the many different promising directions for future work, highlighting unique applications that may extend even to other realms, including sensing and data storage.
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U2 - 10.1063/5.0025658
DO - 10.1063/5.0025658
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85103783024
SN - 1931-9401
VL - 8
JO - Applied Physics Reviews
JF - Applied Physics Reviews
IS - 2
M1 - 021301
ER -