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The family of monolayer two-dimensional (2D) materials hosts a wide range of interesting phenomena, including superconductivity, charge density waves, topological states and ferromagnetism, but direct evidence for antiferromagnetism in the…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-12 Zhuoliang Ni , A. V. Haglund , H. Wang , B. Xu , C. Bernhard , D. G. Mandrus , X. Qian , E. J. Mele , C. L. Kane , Liang Wu

We introduce a constrained Monte Carlo method which allows us to traverse the phase space of a classical spin system while fixing the magnetization direction. Subsequently we show the method's capability to model the temperature dependence…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-10-22 P. Asselin , R. F. L. Evans , J. Barker , R. W. Chantrell , R. Yanes , O. Chubykalo-Fesenko , D. Hinzke , U. Nowak

The theoretical description of quantum phase transition, induced by the external magnetic field, into antiferromagnetic state in the van Vleck - singlet - magnet with a single-ion anisotropy of "easy-plane" type and ion spin S=1 is…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. M. Kalita , I. M. Ivanova , V. M. Loktev

Whether a zero-moment antiferromagnet can host an intrinsic half-metallic ground state with a single-spin Fermi surface remains an open question in antiferromagnetic spintronics. Existing proposals in compensated magnets reach only…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-11 Xin Chen , Jin Zou , Lipeng Song , Wei Sun , Yiwen Wu , Luyao Zhu , Xu Cheng , Duo Wang , Biplab Sanyal

Two-dimensional antiferromagnetism has long attracted significant interest in many areas of condensed matter physics, but only recently has experimental exploration become feasible due to the isolation of van der Waals antiferromagnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-21 Cheol-Yeon Cheon , Volodymyr Multian , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Alberto F. Morpurgo , Dmitry Lebedev

We report a comprehensive experimental investigation on the magnetic anisotropy in bulk single crystals of Cr$_2$Ge$_2$Te$_6$, a quasi-two-dimensional ferromagnet belonging to the family of magnetic layered transition metal trichalcogenides…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-04-10 J. Zeisner , A. Alfonsov , S. Selter , S. Aswartham , M. P. Ghimire , M. Richter , J. van den Brink , B. Büchner , V. Kataev

Electrical manipulation of antiferromagnetic states, a cornerstone of antiferromagnetic spintronics, is a great challenge, requiring novel material platforms. Here we report the full control over antiferromagnetic states by voltage pulses…

Interest in van der Waals materials often stems from a desire to miniaturise existing technologies by exploiting their intrinsic layered structure to create near atomically-thin components that do not suffer from surface defects. One…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-22 A. J. Healey , S. Rahman , S. C. Scholten , I. O. Robertson , G. J. Abrahams , N. Dontschuk , B. Liu , L. C. L. Hollenberg , Y. Lu , J. -P. Tetienne

We demonstrate room-temperature ferromagnetism with in-plane magnetic anisotropy in thin flakes of the CrTe$_2$ van der Waals ferromagnet. Using quantitative magnetic imaging with a single spin magnetometer based on a nitrogen-vacancy…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-03-31 F. Fabre , A. Finco , A. Purbawati , A. Hadj-Azzem , N. Rougemaille , J. Coraux , I. Philip , V. Jacques

We report a comprehensive high-field/high-frequency electron spin resonance (ESR) study on single crystals of the van der Waals magnet CrCl$_3$. This material, although being known for quite a while, has received recent significant…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-06-09 J. Zeisner , K. Mehlawat , A. Alfonsov , M. Roslova , T. Doert , A. Isaeva , B. Büchner , V. Kataev

In the field of antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics, information about the N\'eel vector, AFM domain sizes, and spin-flop fields is a prerequisite for device applications but is not available easily. We have investigated AFM domains and…

We address the electronically induced anisotropy field acting on a spin moment comprised in a vibrating magnetic molecule located in the junction between ferromagnetic metals. Under weak coupling between the electrons and molecular…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-20 J. D. Vasquez Jaramillo , H. Hammar , J. Fransson

A comprehensive study of magnetocrystalline anisotropy of a layered van-der-Waals ferromagnet VI3 was performed. We measured angular dependences of the torque and magnetization with respect to the direction of the applied magnetic field…

Tailoring magnetoresistance and magnetic anisotropy in van der Waals magnetic materials is essential for advancing their integration into technological applications. In this regard, strain engineering has emerged as a powerful and versatile…

2D van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets have emerged as promising materials for spintronic applications due to their unique magnetic properties and tunability. Controlling ferromagnetism via external stimuli is critical for both fundamental…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-08-12 Riku Iimori , Yuta Kodani , Shaojie Hu , Takashi Kimura

The large saturation magnetization in conventional dense moment ferromagnets offers flexible means of manipulating the ordered state through demagnetizing shape anisotropy fields but these dipolar fields, in turn, limit the integrability of…

We present a minimal model that provides a description of the magnetic and thermodynamic properties of \Eu. The model contains two exchange coupling parameters, which are calculated using Density Functional Theory, and a local easy axis…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-12-22 D. J. Garcia , V. Vildosola , A. A. Aligia , D. G. Franco , Pablo S. Cornaglia

Angular momentum conservation has served as a guiding principle in the interplay between spin dynamics and mechanical rotations. However, in an antiferromagnet with vanishing magnetization, new fundamental rules are required to properly…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-24 Ran Cheng , Xiaochuan Wu , Di Xiao

We demonstrate the potential of van der Waals magnets for spintronic applications by reporting long-distance magnon spin transport in the electrically insulating antiferromagnet chromium thiophosphate (CrPS$_4$) with perpendicular magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-05-24 Dennis K. de Wal , Arnaud Iwens , Tian Liu , Ping Tang , Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Bart J. van Wees

It is demonstrated by SQUID magnetization measurements that (Ga,Mn)As films can exhibit rich characteristics of magnetic anisotropy depending not only to the epitaxial strain but being strongly influenced by the hole and Mn concentration,…