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Monolayer Fe$_{3}$GaX$_{2}$ (X=I, Br, Sb): high-temperature two-dimensional magnets and a novel partially ordered spin state

Materials Science 2025-09-10 v1

Abstract

We systematically investigated the effects of charge doping and strain on monolayer Fe3_3GaTe2_2, and proposed three new novel two-dimensional magnetic materials: monolayer Fe3_3GaX2_2 (X=I, Br, Sb). We found that both strain and charge doping can tune the magnetic interactions, and the tuning by charge doping is more significant. Differential charge analysis revealed that the doped charges predominantly accumulate around Te atoms. Based on this insight, we introduced Fe3_{3}GaI2_{2}, Fe3_{3}GaBr2_{2}, and Fe3_{3}GaSb2_{2} monolayers. The Fe3_{3}GaI2_{2} and Fe3_{3}GaBr2_{2} monolayers contain I and Br atoms rather than Te atoms, emulate electron-doped Fe3_{3}GaTe2_{2} monolayer, resulting in notably high Tc_c values of 867 K and 844 K, respectively. In contrast, the Fe3_3GaSb2_2 monolayer mimics hole-doped Fe3_{3}GaTe2_{2} monolayer, presents a mix of FM and antiferromagnetic interactions, manifesting a distinctive partially ordered magnetic state. Our study demonstrates that substitution atoms based on the charge-doping effect offer a promising approach for predicting new magnetic materials. The proposed Fe3_{3}GaI2_{2}, Fe3_{3}GaBr2_{2}, and Fe3_{3}GaSb2_{2} monolayers hold great potential for spintronics applications, and may stimulate the pursuit of new types of spin liquid.

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@article{arxiv.2401.04399,
  title  = {Monolayer Fe$_{3}$GaX$_{2}$ (X=I, Br, Sb): high-temperature two-dimensional magnets and a novel partially ordered spin state},
  author = {Qiuhao Wang and Xinlong Yang and Fawei Zheng and Ping Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.04399},
  year   = {2025}
}