Valley-dependent Multiple Quantum States and Topological Transitions in Germanene-based Ferromagnetic van der Waals Heterostructures

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Auteurs principaux: Xue, Feng, Li, Jiaheng, Liu, Yizhou, Wu, Ruqian, Xu, Yong, Duan, Wenhui
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author Xue, Feng
Li, Jiaheng
Liu, Yizhou
Wu, Ruqian
Xu, Yong
Duan, Wenhui
author_facet Xue, Feng
Li, Jiaheng
Liu, Yizhou
Wu, Ruqian
Xu, Yong
Duan, Wenhui
contents Topological and valleytronic materials are promising for spintronic and quantum applications due to their unique properties. Using first principles calculations, we demonstrate that germanene (Ge)-based ferromagnetic heterostructures can exhibit multiple quantum states such as quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) with Chern numbers of C=-1 or C=-2, quantum valley Hall effect (QVHE) with a valley Chern number of C$v$=2, valley-polarized quantum anomalous Hall effect (VP-QAHE) with two Chern numbers of C=-1 and C$v$=-1 as well as time-reversal symmetry broken quantum spin Hall effect (T-broken QSHE) with a spin Chern number of C$s$~1. Furthermore, we find that the transitions between different quantum states can occur by changing the magnetic orientation of ferromagnetic layers through applying a magnetic field. Our discovery provides new routes and novel material platforms with a unique combination of diverse properties that make it well suitable for applications in electronics, spintronics and valley electronics.
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spellingShingle Valley-dependent Multiple Quantum States and Topological Transitions in Germanene-based Ferromagnetic van der Waals Heterostructures
Xue, Feng
Li, Jiaheng
Liu, Yizhou
Wu, Ruqian
Xu, Yong
Duan, Wenhui
Computational Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Topological and valleytronic materials are promising for spintronic and quantum applications due to their unique properties. Using first principles calculations, we demonstrate that germanene (Ge)-based ferromagnetic heterostructures can exhibit multiple quantum states such as quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) with Chern numbers of C=-1 or C=-2, quantum valley Hall effect (QVHE) with a valley Chern number of C$v$=2, valley-polarized quantum anomalous Hall effect (VP-QAHE) with two Chern numbers of C=-1 and C$v$=-1 as well as time-reversal symmetry broken quantum spin Hall effect (T-broken QSHE) with a spin Chern number of C$s$~1. Furthermore, we find that the transitions between different quantum states can occur by changing the magnetic orientation of ferromagnetic layers through applying a magnetic field. Our discovery provides new routes and novel material platforms with a unique combination of diverse properties that make it well suitable for applications in electronics, spintronics and valley electronics.
title Valley-dependent Multiple Quantum States and Topological Transitions in Germanene-based Ferromagnetic van der Waals Heterostructures
topic Computational Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.05613