Two-dimensional (2D) intrinsic half-metallic materials are of great interest to explore the exciting physics and applications of nanoscale spintronic devices, but no such materials have been experimentally realized. Using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT), we predicted that single-layer MnAsS4 was a 2D intrinsic ferromagnetic (FM) half-metal. The half-metallic spin gap for single-layer MnAsS4 is about 1.46 eV, and it has a large spin splitting of about 0.49 eV in the conduction band. Monte Carlo simulations predicted the Curie temperature (\emph{T}c) was about 740 K. Moreover, Within the biaxial strain ranging from -5\% to 5\%, the FM half-metallic properties remain unchanged. Its ground-state with 100\% spin-polarization ratio at Fermi level may be a promising candidate material for 2D spintronic applications.
@article{arxiv.2001.01082,
title = {Robust intrinsic ferromagnetism in 2D half-metallic material MnAsS$_4$},
author = {Tengfei Hu and Wenhui Wan and Yanfeng Ge and Yong Liu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.01082},
year = {2021}
}