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One of important challenges in condensed-matter physics is to realize new quantum states of matter by manipulating the dimensionality of materials, as represented by the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in atomic-layer…
Exploring the physics of low-dimensional spin systems and their pressure-driven electronic and magnetic transitions are thriving research field in modern condensed matter physics. In this context, recently antiferromagnetic Cr-based…
We present a density functional theory (DFT) based study of a two-dimensional phase of chromium bismuthate (CrBi), previously unknown material with exceptional magnetic and magnetooptical characteristics. Monolayer CrBi is a ferromagnetic…
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…
We successfully synthesized a novel intermetallic compound $\rm CrFe_2Ge_2$ with the $\rm Fe_{13}Ge_{8}$-type crystal structure. A structural study is presented combining single-crystal X-ray diffraction and M\"{o}ssbauer spectroscopy…
Two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnets (FMs) have attracted widespread attention due to their prospects in spintronic applications. Here we explore the electronic structure and magnetic properties of the bulk and monolayer of VBr$_{3}$ in the…
Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials are of great current interest for their promising applications in spintronics. Here we propose the van der Waals (vdW) material VI3 to be a 2D Ising ferromagnet (FM), using density functional…
Self-intercalated van der Waals magnets, characterized by self-intercalating native atoms into van der Waals layered structures with intrinsic magnetism, exhibit a variety of novel physical properties. Here, using first-principles…
We complete our earlier (Phys. Rev. B, {\bf 66}, 134435 (2002)) study of the electronic structure, exchange interactions and Curie temperature in (GaMn)As and extend the study to two other diluted magnetic semiconductors (GaCr)As and…
Two-dimensional (2D) multiferroic materials with coexisting ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism have garnered substantial attention for their intriguing physical properties and diverse promising applications in spintronics. For example,…
Low-dimensional multiferroicity, though highly scarce in nature, has attracted great attention due to both fundamental and technological interests. Using first-principles density functional theory, we show that ferromagnetism and…
We investigate the electronic and magnetic structures of two-dimensional transition metal tri-chalcogenide CrSiTe$_{3}$ and CrGeTe$_{3}$ materials by carrying out first-principles calculations. The single-layer CrSiTe$_3$ and CrGeTe$_3$ are…
Inspired by the successful synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) V-based Janus dichloride monolayers with intrinsic ferromagnetism and high Curie temperature (T$_{c}$), the electronic structure, spin-valley splitting and magnetic anisotropy of…
Two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic semiconductors show great interest due to their potential applications for the nanoscale electronic devices. In this work, the Janus 2$H$-Gd$XY$ ($X$, $Y$=Cl, Br, I, $X$$\neq$$Y$) monolayers with…
Double perovskite Bi$_2$FeCrO$_6$, related with BiFeO$_3$, is very interesting because strong ferroelectricity and high magnetic Curie temperature beyond room temperature are observed in it. However, existing density-functional-theory (DFT)…
We report on the structural, electrical transport, and magnetic properties of antiferromagnetic transition-metal monochalcogenide Cr$_{0.79}$Se. Different from the existing off-stoichiometric compositions, Cr$_{0.79}$Se is found to be…
In this work, density functional computations and Monte Carlo simulations are performed to investigate structural, electronic, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties of Co/WS$_2$ junction, a semiconductor WS$_2$ monolayer covered by a…
A high power factor and low lattice thermal conductivity are two essential ingredients of highly efficient thermoelectric materials. Although monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides possess high power factors, high lattice thermal…
A two-dimensional scandium monochloride sheet was investigated by using density functional theory. It could be exfoliated from a known bulk material with a cleavage energy slightly lower than that of graphene. The sheet has a ferromagnetic…
We report ac magnetic susceptibility and dc magnetization measurements on the superconducting ferromagnet UCoGe (with superconducting and Curie temperatures of $T_{{\rm SC}} \sim 0.5$~K and $T_{{\rm Curie}} \sim 2.5$~K, respectively). In…