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Nodal line semimetals in two-dimensional (2-D) materials have attracted intense attention currently. From fundamental physics and spintronic applications points of view, high Curie temperature ferromagnetic (FM) ones with nodal lines robust…
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We predict that monolayer FeCl$_2$ is a two-dimensional piezoelectric ferromagnet (PFM) with easy-axis magnetism and a Curie temperature of 260 K. Our ab-initio calculations combined with data mining reveal 2H-FeCl$_2$ as the only easy-axis…
Two-dimensional (2D) half-metallic materials are of great interest for their promising applications in spintronics. Although numerous of 2D half-metals have been proposed theoretically, rarely of them can be synthesized experimentally.…
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Recently, two-dimensional materials and nanoparticles with robust ferromagnetism are even of great interest to explore basic physics in nanoscale spintronics. More importantly, room-temperature magnetic semiconducting materials with high…
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Two-dimensional (2D) intrinsic magnetic materials with high Curie temperature (Tc) coexisting with 100% spin-polarization are highly desirable for realizing promising spintronic devices. In the present work, the intrinsic magnetism of…