Tuning the Curie temperature of a 2D magnet/topological insulator heterostructure to above room temperature by epitaxial growth
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| author | Zhou, Wenyi Bishop, Alexander J. Zhang, Xiyue S. Robinson, Katherine Lyalin, Igor Li, Ziling Bailey-Crandell, Ryan Cham, Thow Min Jerald Cheng, Shuyu Luo, Yunqiu Kelly Ralph, Daniel C. Muller, David A. Kawakami, Roland K. |
| author_facet | Zhou, Wenyi Bishop, Alexander J. Zhang, Xiyue S. Robinson, Katherine Lyalin, Igor Li, Ziling Bailey-Crandell, Ryan Cham, Thow Min Jerald Cheng, Shuyu Luo, Yunqiu Kelly Ralph, Daniel C. Muller, David A. Kawakami, Roland K. |
| contents | Heterostructures of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnets and topological insulators (TI) are of substantial interest as candidate materials for efficient spin-torque switching, quantum anomalous Hall effect, and chiral spin textures. However, since many of the vdW magnets have Curie temperatures below room temperature, we want to understand how materials can be modified to stabilize their magnetic ordering to higher temperatures. In this work, we utilize molecular beam epitaxy to systematically tune the Curie temperature ($T_C$) in thin film Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$/Bi$_2$Te$_3$ from bulk-like values ($\sim$220 K) to above room temperature by increasing the growth temperature from 300 $^\circ$C to 375 $^\circ$C. For samples grown at 375 $^\circ$C, cross-sectional scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) reveals the spontaneous formation of different Fe$_m$Ge$_n$Te$_2$ compositions (e.g. Fe$_5$Ge$_2$Te$_2$ and Fe$_7$Ge$_6$Te$_2$) as well as intercalation in the vdW gaps, which are possible origins of the enhanced Curie temperature. This observation paves the way for developing various Fe$_m$Ge$_n$Te$_2$/TI heterostructures with novel properties. |
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| spellingShingle | Tuning the Curie temperature of a 2D magnet/topological insulator heterostructure to above room temperature by epitaxial growth Zhou, Wenyi Bishop, Alexander J. Zhang, Xiyue S. Robinson, Katherine Lyalin, Igor Li, Ziling Bailey-Crandell, Ryan Cham, Thow Min Jerald Cheng, Shuyu Luo, Yunqiu Kelly Ralph, Daniel C. Muller, David A. Kawakami, Roland K. Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Heterostructures of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnets and topological insulators (TI) are of substantial interest as candidate materials for efficient spin-torque switching, quantum anomalous Hall effect, and chiral spin textures. However, since many of the vdW magnets have Curie temperatures below room temperature, we want to understand how materials can be modified to stabilize their magnetic ordering to higher temperatures. In this work, we utilize molecular beam epitaxy to systematically tune the Curie temperature ($T_C$) in thin film Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$/Bi$_2$Te$_3$ from bulk-like values ($\sim$220 K) to above room temperature by increasing the growth temperature from 300 $^\circ$C to 375 $^\circ$C. For samples grown at 375 $^\circ$C, cross-sectional scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) reveals the spontaneous formation of different Fe$_m$Ge$_n$Te$_2$ compositions (e.g. Fe$_5$Ge$_2$Te$_2$ and Fe$_7$Ge$_6$Te$_2$) as well as intercalation in the vdW gaps, which are possible origins of the enhanced Curie temperature. This observation paves the way for developing various Fe$_m$Ge$_n$Te$_2$/TI heterostructures with novel properties. |
| title | Tuning the Curie temperature of a 2D magnet/topological insulator heterostructure to above room temperature by epitaxial growth |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.13620 |