Multiferroic decorated Fe2O3 monolayer predicted from first principles

, Li, Chun, , , , , Ma, Yandong, , & Chen, Changfeng (2020) Multiferroic decorated Fe2O3 monolayer predicted from first principles. Nanoscale, 12(27), pp. 14847-14852.

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Two-dimensional (2D) multiferroics exhibit cross-control capacity between magnetic and electric responses in a reduced spatial domain, making them well suited for next-generation nanoscale devices; however, progress has been slow in developing materials with required characteristic properties. Here we identify by first-principles calculations robust 2D multiferroic behaviors in decorated Fe2O3 monolayers, showcasing Li@Fe2O3 as a prototypical case, where ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism stem from the same origin, namely Fe d-orbital splitting induced by the Jahn-Teller distortion and associated crystal field changes. These findings establish strong material phenomena and elucidate the underlying physics mechanism in a family of truly 2D multiferroics that are highly promising for advanced device applications.

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Item Type: Contribution to Journal (Journal Article)
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ORCID iD:
Du, Aijunorcid.org/0000-0002-3369-3283
Liao, Tingorcid.org/0000-0001-7488-6244
Gu, Yuantongorcid.org/0000-0002-2770-5014
Kou, Liangzhiorcid.org/0000-0002-3978-117X
Additional Information: Funding Information: We acknowledge the grants of high-performance computer time from the computing facility at the Queensland University of Technology, the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and Australian National Computational Infrastructure (NCI). L. K. gratefully acknowledges financial support by the ARC Discovery Project (DP190101607). C. L. acknowledges the financial support from the National NSF (Grant No. 11872309) of China and the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province (Grants No. 2020JM-120).
Measurements or Duration: 6 pages
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DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03391j
ISSN: 2040-3364
Pure ID: 76048874
Divisions: Current > Research Centres > Centre for Materials Science
Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty
Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Science
Current > Schools > School of Chemistry & Physics
Current > Schools > School of Mechanical, Medical & Process Engineering
Funding Information: C. L. acknowledges the financial support from the National NSF (Grant No. 11872309) of China and the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province (Grants No. 2020JM-120). We acknowledge the grants of high-performance computer time from the computing facility at the Queensland University of Technology, the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and Australian National Computational Infrastructure (NCI). L. K. gratefully acknowledges financial support by the ARC Discovery Project (DP190101607).
Copyright Owner: 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry
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