Uncovering the lowest thickness limit for room-temperature ferromagnetism of Cr$_{1.6}$Te$_{2}$

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Main Authors: Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar, Chalil, Shyni Punathum, Jana, Anupam, Dagur, Deepak, Vinai, Giovanni, Motti, Federico, Fujii, Jun, Mezhoud, Moussa, Lüders, Ulrike, Polewczyk, Vincent, Vobornik, Ivana, Rossi, Giorgio, Bigi, Chiara, Hwang, Younghun, Olsen, Thomas, Orgiani, Pasquale, Mazzola, Federico
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author Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar
Chalil, Shyni Punathum
Jana, Anupam
Dagur, Deepak
Vinai, Giovanni
Motti, Federico
Fujii, Jun
Mezhoud, Moussa
Lüders, Ulrike
Polewczyk, Vincent
Vobornik, Ivana
Rossi, Giorgio
Bigi, Chiara
Hwang, Younghun
Olsen, Thomas
Orgiani, Pasquale
Mazzola, Federico
author_facet Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar
Chalil, Shyni Punathum
Jana, Anupam
Dagur, Deepak
Vinai, Giovanni
Motti, Federico
Fujii, Jun
Mezhoud, Moussa
Lüders, Ulrike
Polewczyk, Vincent
Vobornik, Ivana
Rossi, Giorgio
Bigi, Chiara
Hwang, Younghun
Olsen, Thomas
Orgiani, Pasquale
Mazzola, Federico
contents Metallic ferromagnetic transition metal dichalcogenides have emerged as important building blocks for scalable magnonics and memory applications. Downscaling such systems to the ultra-thin limit is critical to integrate them into technology. Here, we achieved layer-by-layer control over the transition metal dichalcogenide Cr$_{1.6}$Te$_{2}$ by using pulsed laser deposition, and we uncovered the minimum critical thickness above which room temperature magnetic order is maintained. The electronic and magnetic structure is explored experimentally and theoretically and it is shown that the films exhibit strong in-plane magnetic anisotropy as a consequence of large spin-orbit effects. Our study elucidates both magnetic and electronic properties of Cr$_{1.6}$Te$_{2}$, and corroborates the importance of intercalation to tune the magnetic properties of nanoscale materials architectures.
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spellingShingle Uncovering the lowest thickness limit for room-temperature ferromagnetism of Cr$_{1.6}$Te$_{2}$
Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar
Chalil, Shyni Punathum
Jana, Anupam
Dagur, Deepak
Vinai, Giovanni
Motti, Federico
Fujii, Jun
Mezhoud, Moussa
Lüders, Ulrike
Polewczyk, Vincent
Vobornik, Ivana
Rossi, Giorgio
Bigi, Chiara
Hwang, Younghun
Olsen, Thomas
Orgiani, Pasquale
Mazzola, Federico
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Metallic ferromagnetic transition metal dichalcogenides have emerged as important building blocks for scalable magnonics and memory applications. Downscaling such systems to the ultra-thin limit is critical to integrate them into technology. Here, we achieved layer-by-layer control over the transition metal dichalcogenide Cr$_{1.6}$Te$_{2}$ by using pulsed laser deposition, and we uncovered the minimum critical thickness above which room temperature magnetic order is maintained. The electronic and magnetic structure is explored experimentally and theoretically and it is shown that the films exhibit strong in-plane magnetic anisotropy as a consequence of large spin-orbit effects. Our study elucidates both magnetic and electronic properties of Cr$_{1.6}$Te$_{2}$, and corroborates the importance of intercalation to tune the magnetic properties of nanoscale materials architectures.
title Uncovering the lowest thickness limit for room-temperature ferromagnetism of Cr$_{1.6}$Te$_{2}$
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11977