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We present the temperature and layer dependent electronic structure of a 20-layer EuS(100)-film using a combination of first-principles and model calculation, the latter based on the ferromagnetic Kondo-lattice. The calculated…
We report structural, physical properties and electronic structure of van der Waals (vdW) crystal VI3. Detailed analysis reveals that VI3 exhibits a structural transition from monoclinic C2/m to rhombohedral R-3 at Ts ~ 79 K, similar to…
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We report mechanical, optical and thermoelectric properties of recently fabricated Janus BiTeCl monolayer using density functional and semi-classical Boltzmann transport theory. Janus BiTeCl monolayer exhibits a direct bandgap, high carrier…
Electronic structures, exchange interaction mechanism between magnetic ions and Curie temperature of Vanadium - doped Nitrides (AlN, GaN, and InN) are studied within KKR-LSDA-CPA. It is found that the ferromagnetic super-exchange…
Chromium ditelluride, CrTe$_2$, is an attractive candidate van der Waals material for hosting 2D magnetism. However, how the room-temperature ferromagnetism of the bulk evolves as the sample is thinned to the single-layer limit has proved…
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Most recently, F-diamane monolayer was experimentally realized by the fluorination of bilayer graphene. In this work we elaborately explore the electronic and thermal conductivity responses of diamane lattices with homo or hetero functional…
We report CrISe monolayer as a room temperature ferromagnetic semiconductor with the Curie temperature ($T_C$), magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) and band gap being 322 K, 113 $\mu$eV and 0.67 eV, respectively. The $T_C$ and MAE can be…
We investigate the magnetic and magneto-optic properties of epitaxial GaN:Gd layers as a function of the external magnetic field and temperature. An unprecedented magnetic moment is observed in this diluted magnetic semiconductor. The…
The family of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals transition metal phosphorus trichalcogenides has received a renewed interest due to their intrinsic 2D antiferromagnetism, which proves them as unprecedented and highly tunable building…
Two dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic materials have attracted much attention in the fields of condensed matter physics and materials science, but their synthesis is still a challenge given their limitations on structural stability and…
Recent discoveries of intrinsic two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetism in insulating/semiconducting van der Waals (vdW) crystals open up new possibilities for studying fundamental 2D magnetism and devices employing localized spins. However, a…
The discovery of local-moment magnetism in van der Waals (vdW) semiconductors down to the single-layer limit has led to a paradigm shift in the understanding of two-dimensional (2D) magnets and unleashed their potential for applications in…
Epitaxial engineering of solid-state heterointerfaces is a leading avenue to realizing enhanced or novel electronic states of matter. As a recent example, bulk FeSe is an unconventional superconductor with a modest transition temperature…
Due to their combination of mechanical stiffness and flexibility, two-dimensional (2D) materials have received significant interest as potential electromechanical materials. Flexoelectricity is an electromechanical coupling between strain…