Prediction of induced magnetism in 2D Ti$_2$C based MXene by manipulating the mixed surface functionalization and metal substitution computed by xTB model Hamiltonian of the DFTB method

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Autori principali: Sakhraoui, Taoufik, Karlický, František
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author Sakhraoui, Taoufik
Karlický, František
author_facet Sakhraoui, Taoufik
Karlický, František
contents We employed the recently developed density functional tight binding (DFTB) method's Hamiltonian, GFN1-xTB, for modeling the mixed termination in Ti$_{\rm2}$C MXene, namely three types of termination by combining -O and -OH, -O and -F, as well as -F and -OH. We demonstrated that the approach yields reliable predictions for electronic and magnetic properties of such MXenes. The first highlighted result is that the mixed surface functionalization in Ti$_{\rm2}$CA$_{\rm x}$B$_{\rm y}$ MXene induces spin polarization with diverse magnetic alignments, including ferromagnetism and two types of antiferromagnetism. We further identified the magnetic alignment for the investigated MXene in terms of the compositions of the terminal groups. Moreover, the effect of the transition metal (Ti) substituted by the Sc atom on the electronic and magnetic properties were also investigated. We found that the studied systems maintain the magnetism and the metallic characteristics. A magnetic transition from antiferromagnetic (AFM) to ferrimagnetic (FiM) ordering was found for ScTi$_{\rm15}$C$_{\rm8}$F$_{\rm8}$(OH)$_{\rm8}$ and ScTi$_{\rm15}$C$_{\rm8}$F$_{\rm12}$(OH)$_{\rm4}$ compounds. Finally, we proved that incorporating the Sc atom into the lattice of Ti$_{\rm2}$CO$_{\rm2}$ and mixed surface termination Ti$_{\rm2}$CA$_{\rm x}$B$_{\rm y}$ is an effective strategy to induce magnetism. Our study may provide a new potential application for designing MXene-based spintronics.
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spellingShingle Prediction of induced magnetism in 2D Ti$_2$C based MXene by manipulating the mixed surface functionalization and metal substitution computed by xTB model Hamiltonian of the DFTB method
Sakhraoui, Taoufik
Karlický, František
Materials Science
We employed the recently developed density functional tight binding (DFTB) method's Hamiltonian, GFN1-xTB, for modeling the mixed termination in Ti$_{\rm2}$C MXene, namely three types of termination by combining -O and -OH, -O and -F, as well as -F and -OH. We demonstrated that the approach yields reliable predictions for electronic and magnetic properties of such MXenes. The first highlighted result is that the mixed surface functionalization in Ti$_{\rm2}$CA$_{\rm x}$B$_{\rm y}$ MXene induces spin polarization with diverse magnetic alignments, including ferromagnetism and two types of antiferromagnetism. We further identified the magnetic alignment for the investigated MXene in terms of the compositions of the terminal groups. Moreover, the effect of the transition metal (Ti) substituted by the Sc atom on the electronic and magnetic properties were also investigated. We found that the studied systems maintain the magnetism and the metallic characteristics. A magnetic transition from antiferromagnetic (AFM) to ferrimagnetic (FiM) ordering was found for ScTi$_{\rm15}$C$_{\rm8}$F$_{\rm8}$(OH)$_{\rm8}$ and ScTi$_{\rm15}$C$_{\rm8}$F$_{\rm12}$(OH)$_{\rm4}$ compounds. Finally, we proved that incorporating the Sc atom into the lattice of Ti$_{\rm2}$CO$_{\rm2}$ and mixed surface termination Ti$_{\rm2}$CA$_{\rm x}$B$_{\rm y}$ is an effective strategy to induce magnetism. Our study may provide a new potential application for designing MXene-based spintronics.
title Prediction of induced magnetism in 2D Ti$_2$C based MXene by manipulating the mixed surface functionalization and metal substitution computed by xTB model Hamiltonian of the DFTB method
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.16347