Two-Dimensional Chromium Bismuthate: A Room-Temperature Ising Ferromagnet with Tunable Magneto-Optical Response


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MOĞULKOÇ A., Modarresi M., Rudenko A. N.

PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED, cilt.15, sa.6, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1103/physrevapplied.15.064053
  • Dergi Adı: PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, INSPEC
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present a density-functional-theory-based study of a two-dimensional phase of chromium bismuthate (CrBi), a previously unknown material with exceptional magnetic and magneto-optical characteristics. Monolayer CrBi is a ferromagnetic metal with strong spin-orbit coupling induced by the heavy bismuth atoms, resulting in a strongly anisotropic Ising-type magnetic ordering with the Curie temperature estimated to be higher than 300 K. The electronic structure of the system is topologically nontrivial, giving rise to a nonzero Berry curvature in the ground magnetic state, leading to the anomalous Hall effect with a conductivity plateau of about 1.5 e2/h at the Fermi level. Remarkably, the Hall conductivity and the magneto-optical constant are found to be strongly dependent on the direction of magnetization. Besides, monolayer CrBi demonstrates the polar magneto-optical Kerr effect in the visible and near-ultraviolet spectral ranges with the maximum rotation angles of up to 10 mrad. Our findings suggest that monolayer CrBi is a promising system for practical applications in magneto-optical and spintronic devices.