Author(s): Li, B (Li, Bo); Wan, Z (Wan, Zhong); Wang, C (Wang, Cong); Chen, P (Chen, Peng); Huang, B (Huang, Bevin); Cheng, X (Cheng, Xing); Qian, Q (Qian, Qi); Li, J (Li, Jia); Zhang, ZW (Zhang, Zhengwei); Sun, GZ (Sun, Guangzhuang); Zhao, B (Zhao, Bei); Ma, HF (Ma, Huifang); Wu, RX (Wu, Ruixia); Wei, ZM (Wei, Zhongming); Liu, Y (Liu, Yuan); Liao, L (Liao, Lei); Ye, Y (Ye, Yu); Huang, Y (Huang, Yu); Xu, XD (Xu, Xiaodong); Duan, XD (Duan, Xidong); Ji, W (Ji, Wei); Duan, XF (Duan, Xiangfeng)

Source: NATURE MATERIALS DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-00927-2 Early Access Date: MAR 2021

Abstract: The discovery of intrinsic ferromagnetism in ultrathin two-dimensional van der Waals crystals opens up exciting prospects for exploring magnetism in the ultimate two-dimensional limit. Here, we show that environmentally stable CrSe2 nanosheets can be readily grown on a dangling-bond-free WSe2 substrate with systematically tunable thickness down to the monolayer limit. These CrSe2/WSe2 heterostructures display high-quality van der Waals interfaces with well-resolved moire superlattices and ferromagnetic behaviour. We find no apparent change in surface roughness or magnetic properties after months of exposure in air. Our calculations suggest that charge transfer from the WSe2 substrate and interlayer coupling within CrSe2 play a critical role in the magnetic order in few-layer CrSe2 nanosheets. The highly controllable growth of environmentally stable CrSe2 nanosheets with tunable thickness defines a robust two-dimensional magnet for fundamental studies and potential applications in magnetoelectronic and spintronic devices.

CrSe2 nanosheets grown on WSe2 show no apparent change in surface roughness or magnetic properties after months of exposure in air. Calculations suggest that charge transfer from the WSe2 substrate and interlayer coupling within CrSe2 play a critical role.

Accession Number: WOS:000623719600002

PubMed ID: 33649563

ISSN: 1476-1122

eISSN: 1476-4660

Full Text: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-021-00927-2