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- Title
2D Multiferroics in As‐Substituted Bilayer α‐In<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> with Enhanced Magnetic Moments for Next‐Generation Nonvolatile Memory Device.
- Authors
Wang, Zhikuan; Xu, Ge; Jiang, Xinxin; Yang, Lei; Gao, Quan; Li, Chong; Li, Dongmei; Liu, Desheng; Cui, Bin
- Abstract
Searching for multiferroic materials with ferromagnetic (FM) and ferroelectric (FE) properties holds promise for ultra‐high‐density and low‐energy‐consumption memory device applications, but 2D materials with both properties are rare. Herein, a general strategy to achieve nonvolatile electric field control of magnetism in the bilayer (BL) α‐In2Se3 by hole doping is proposed. By first‐principles calculations, it is demonstrated that hole doping can induce robust ferromagnetism in the bilayer α‐In2Se3 due to its unique flat Mexican‐hat‐shape valence band structure. Such band edges cause van Hove singularities (VHS), and proper hole doping can lead to time‐reversal symmetry breaking. The bilayer α‐In2Se3 exhibits ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity within a wide range of doping concentrations, resulting in an unexpected multiferroic phase. Furthermore, when the electrical polarization of α‐In2Se3 flips from downward to upward, it becomes non‐magnetic (NM) from ferromagnetic states in the As‐substituted bilayer α‐In2Se3, which can work as a nonvolatile magnetic storage unit. Remarkably, the As‐substituted bilayer α‐In2Se3 exhibits an enhanced magnetic moment of 1.2 μB per AsSe due to substantial charge transfer across the interface. Notably, the mechanism of electrically controlled magnetism is elucidated as the coupling among the Mexican‐hat‐like dispersion, ferromagnetism, and ferroelectricity. The findings offer a promising strategy for electrical writing and the magnetic reading memory device.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC moments; FERROMAGNETIC materials; MULTIFERROIC materials; MAGNETIC storage; FERROMAGNETISM; NONVOLATILE memory; CHARGE transfer; COMPUTER storage devices
- Publication
Advanced Electronic Materials, 2024, Vol 10, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
2199-160X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aelm.202300642