Issue 38, 2016

The static and dynamic magnetic properties of monolayer iron dioxide and iron dichalcogenides

Abstract

The electronic structures, and static and dynamic magnetic properties of monolayer iron dioxide and iron dichalcogenides (FeX2 (X = O, S, Se, Te)) are investigated using first-principle calculations in conjunction with Monte Carlo (MC) simulation and atomic spin dynamics (ASD) simulation. In this rarely studied family of monolayer binary compounds a variety of possible phases are discovered, including narrow bandgap a semiconductor (FeO2), half-metal (FeS2) and metal (FeSe2 and FeTe2), and all the ground states are ferromagnetic (FM). Based on the magnetic exchange interactions, the temperature dependence of the average magnetic moment per unit cell and magnetic susceptibility of monolayer FeX2 are predicted. The Curie temperatures (TCs) are estimated and magnon dispersions as a function of temperature are demonstrated, revealing a new family of pristine monolayers with transition temperatures (96–168 K) above the liquid-nitrogen temperature.

Graphical abstract: The static and dynamic magnetic properties of monolayer iron dioxide and iron dichalcogenides

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Feb 2016
Accepted
17 Mar 2016
First published
24 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 31758-31761

The static and dynamic magnetic properties of monolayer iron dioxide and iron dichalcogenides

M. Lan, G. Xiang, Y. Nie, D. Yang and X. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 31758 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA03480B

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