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Zollner, Klaus ; Gmitra, Martin ; Fabian, Jaroslav

Electrically tunable exchange splitting in bilayergraphene on monolayer Cr2X2Te6 with X = Ge, Si, and Sn

Zollner, Klaus, Gmitra, Martin and Fabian, Jaroslav (2018) Electrically tunable exchange splitting in bilayergraphene on monolayer Cr2X2Te6 with X = Ge, Si, and Sn. New Journal of Physics 20 (7), 073007.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 12 Jul 2018 09:09
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.37485


Abstract

We investigate the electronic band structure and the proximity exchange effect in bilayer graphene (BLG) on a family of ferromagnetic multilayers Cr2X2Te6, X = Ge, Si, and Sn, with first principles methods. In each case the intrinsic electric field of the heterostructure induces an orbital gap on the order of 10 meV in the graphene bilayer. The proximity exchange is strongly band-dependent. For ...

We investigate the electronic band structure and the proximity exchange effect in bilayer graphene (BLG) on a family of ferromagnetic multilayers Cr2X2Te6, X = Ge, Si, and Sn, with first principles methods. In each case the intrinsic electric field of the heterostructure induces an orbital gap on the order of 10 meV in the graphene bilayer. The proximity exchange is strongly band-dependent. For example, in the case of Cr2Ge2Te6, the low energy valence band of BLG has exchange splitting of 8 meV, while the low energy conduction band's splitting is 30 times less (0.3 meV). This striking discrepancy stems from the layer-dependent hybridization with the ferromagnetic substrate. Remarkably, applying a vertical electric field of a few V nm(-1) reverses the exchange, allowing us to effectively turn ON and OFF proximity magnetism in BLG. Such a field-effect should be generic for van der Waals bilayers on ferromagnetic insulators, opening new possibilities for spin-based devices.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleNew Journal of Physics
Publisher:IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Open Access Type:Gold (with APC)
Place of Publication:BRISTOL
Volume:20
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:7
Page Range:073007
Date4 July 2018
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics
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10.1088/1367-2630/aace51DOI
KeywordsCRSITE3; FERROMAGNETISM; POLARIZATION; FUNDAMENTALS; SPINTRONICS; NANOSHEETS; GRAPHITE; FIELD; graphene; spintronics; heterostructures; proximity exchange
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-374851
Item ID37485

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