First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2
For next-generation flexible spin devices, it is crucial to discover and study novel high Tc two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials considering their atomic-level thickness and flexural mechanical characteristics. Here, we investigated physical properties of a recently rediscovered ferromagnetic 2D...
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description | For next-generation flexible spin devices, it is crucial to discover and study novel high Tc two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials considering their atomic-level thickness and flexural mechanical characteristics. Here, we investigated physical properties of a recently rediscovered ferromagnetic 2D material, Fe5GeTe2, which has near-room temperature Tc, such as stability of monolayer, and electronic and magnetic properties as well as their changes under strain using DFT method. We found that monolayer formation energy of Fe5GeTe2 lies inside the energy range of other 2D materials, and thus successful synthesis of the monolayer is expected. Band structures and density of states (DOS) calculations reveal that monolayer Fe5GeTe2 is metallic and of Stoner-type ferromagnet. Besides, we checked the strain effect on its magnetic properties. The ferromagnetic (FM) coupling is quite robust under biaxial strain and enhanced significantly with the increase of Fe magnetic moment from 1.65 μB to 2.66 μB while the strain increases from zero to +15%. Such a tunable magnetism of Fe5GeTe2 could provide an extra advantage for flexible magnetic device applications. |
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spelling | doaj.art-c788afde00b04557b9adfccc41cd0ec82022-12-21T17:31:14ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Nano Materials Science2589-96512019-12-0114299303First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2Minwoong Joe0Unchun Yang1Changgu Lee2School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, South Korea; Corresponding author.School of Software, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, South KoreaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, South KoreaFor next-generation flexible spin devices, it is crucial to discover and study novel high Tc two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials considering their atomic-level thickness and flexural mechanical characteristics. Here, we investigated physical properties of a recently rediscovered ferromagnetic 2D material, Fe5GeTe2, which has near-room temperature Tc, such as stability of monolayer, and electronic and magnetic properties as well as their changes under strain using DFT method. We found that monolayer formation energy of Fe5GeTe2 lies inside the energy range of other 2D materials, and thus successful synthesis of the monolayer is expected. Band structures and density of states (DOS) calculations reveal that monolayer Fe5GeTe2 is metallic and of Stoner-type ferromagnet. Besides, we checked the strain effect on its magnetic properties. The ferromagnetic (FM) coupling is quite robust under biaxial strain and enhanced significantly with the increase of Fe magnetic moment from 1.65 μB to 2.66 μB while the strain increases from zero to +15%. Such a tunable magnetism of Fe5GeTe2 could provide an extra advantage for flexible magnetic device applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589965119300637 |
spellingShingle | Minwoong Joe Unchun Yang Changgu Lee First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2 Nano Materials Science |
title | First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2 |
title_full | First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2 |
title_fullStr | First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2 |
title_full_unstemmed | First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2 |
title_short | First-principles study of ferromagnetic metal Fe5GeTe2 |
title_sort | first principles study of ferromagnetic metal fe5gete2 |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589965119300637 |
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