Switchable Magnonic Crystals Based on Spin Crossover/CrSBr Heterostructures

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Main Authors: Shumilin, Andrei, Dey, Sourav, Coltuneac, Denisa, Stoleriu, Laurentiu, Baldoví, José J.
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Published: 2025
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author Shumilin, Andrei
Dey, Sourav
Coltuneac, Denisa
Stoleriu, Laurentiu
Baldoví, José J.
author_facet Shumilin, Andrei
Dey, Sourav
Coltuneac, Denisa
Stoleriu, Laurentiu
Baldoví, José J.
contents The progress of magnonics ultimately depends on material platforms that offer precise control of spin waves propagation. Here, we put forward a chemical strategy to create locally tunable magnonic crystals by integrating switchable spin-crossover (SCO) molecules with 2D van der Waals magnets. Specifically, we investigate from first principles a hybrid molecular/2D heterostructure formed by [Fe((3,5-(CH3)2Pz)3BH)2] molecules (Fe-pz) deposited on a single-layer of semiconducting CrSBr. We show that Fe-pz molecules are stable on CrSBr while preserving its SCO bistability, particularly in densely packed molecular arrays. By patterning Fe-pz into periodic stripes separated by pristine CrSBr regions, the interface becomes a magnonic crystal that filters spin waves at selected frequencies. Crucially, light-driven excited spin-state trapping (LIESST) enables LS-HS switching and induces up to ~1.3% local strain in CrSBr, which in turn reshapes the magnonic band structure in a dynamic and reversible manner. These results establish Fe-pz@CrSBr as a switchable platform for on-chip, programmable magnonic devices.
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spellingShingle Switchable Magnonic Crystals Based on Spin Crossover/CrSBr Heterostructures
Shumilin, Andrei
Dey, Sourav
Coltuneac, Denisa
Stoleriu, Laurentiu
Baldoví, José J.
Materials Science
The progress of magnonics ultimately depends on material platforms that offer precise control of spin waves propagation. Here, we put forward a chemical strategy to create locally tunable magnonic crystals by integrating switchable spin-crossover (SCO) molecules with 2D van der Waals magnets. Specifically, we investigate from first principles a hybrid molecular/2D heterostructure formed by [Fe((3,5-(CH3)2Pz)3BH)2] molecules (Fe-pz) deposited on a single-layer of semiconducting CrSBr. We show that Fe-pz molecules are stable on CrSBr while preserving its SCO bistability, particularly in densely packed molecular arrays. By patterning Fe-pz into periodic stripes separated by pristine CrSBr regions, the interface becomes a magnonic crystal that filters spin waves at selected frequencies. Crucially, light-driven excited spin-state trapping (LIESST) enables LS-HS switching and induces up to ~1.3% local strain in CrSBr, which in turn reshapes the magnonic band structure in a dynamic and reversible manner. These results establish Fe-pz@CrSBr as a switchable platform for on-chip, programmable magnonic devices.
title Switchable Magnonic Crystals Based on Spin Crossover/CrSBr Heterostructures
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17003