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Brizolla, Gusthavo M. S. ; Tsirkin, Stepan S. ; Zhumagulov, Yaroslav ; Fabian, Jaroslav

Anatomy of spin-orbit torques in monolayer Fe₃GeTe₂ and Fe₃GaTe₂: Insights from atomistic and momentum-space decompositions

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Brizolla, Gusthavo M. S. , Tsirkin, Stepan S. , Zhumagulov, Yaroslav und Fabian, Jaroslav (2026) Anatomy of spin-orbit torques in monolayer Fe₃GeTe₂ and Fe₃GaTe₂: Insights from atomistic and momentum-space decompositions. Physical Review B 114, S. 204424.

DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.81016

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We present a systematic first-principles study of the spin-orbit torques in the ferromagnetic monolayers Fe₃GeTe₂ (FGT) and Fe₃GaTe₂ (FGaT). Despite sharing the same crystal structure (point group D₃ₕ) and predominantly Fe 3d spin-polarized bands, the two materials exhibit markedly different current-induced torques. We reveal these differences by computing the full angular dependence of the ...

We present a systematic first-principles study of the spin-orbit torques in the ferromagnetic monolayers Fe₃GeTe₂ (FGT) and Fe₃GaTe₂ (FGaT). Despite sharing the same crystal structure (point group D₃ₕ) and predominantly Fe 3d spin-polarized bands, the two materials exhibit markedly different current-induced torques. We reveal these differences by computing the full angular dependence of the torkance---the torque per unit applied electric field---using linear-response theory with symmetry-adapted spin–orbit-coupled Wannier functions. FGaT may be viewed as a hole-doped analogue of FGT, since Ga contributes one valence electron fewer than Ge. Although the work functions differ by only about 28 meV, the band filling near K and K′ changes substantially: the density of states at εF is reduced by a factor of three and its spin polarization reverses from majority in FGT to minority in FGaT. These electronic changes are reflected in the torques resolved by time-reversal parity, sublattice, and momentum. In particular, we identify pronounced hidden torques in FGaT and relate the suppression of its fourth-harmonic Fermi-sea component to the evolution of momentum-space pockets. Finally, we discuss the emergence of such self-torques, which are not captured by the conventional picture of current-induced spin accumulation, within a symmetry-based phenomenological framework. Our results provide microscopic insight into current-induced torques in two-dimensional ferromagnets and offer guidance for defect and van der Waals engineering of layered magnetic materials.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftPhysical Review B
VerlagAmerican Physical Society
Band114
SeitenbereichS. 204424
Datum22 Oktober 2026
Veröffentlichungsdatum26 Okt 2026 15:17
InstitutionenPhysik > Halle-Berlin-Regensburg Cluster of Excellence CCE
Physik > Institut für Theoretische Physik > Lehrstuhl Professor Richter > Arbeitsgruppe Jaroslav Fabian
Projekte
Gefördert von: Europäische Kommission (EU) (101135853)
Gefördert von: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (314695032)
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10.1103/1v68-qwclDOI
Stichwörter / Keywords2D ferromagnets, torque, spin-orbit coupling
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenZum Teil
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-810164
Dokumenten-ID81016

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