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The seminal experimental discovery of the remarkably stable MoSi$_2$N$_4$ monolayer has led to a handful of predicted magnetic two-dimensional (2D) materials in the MA$_2$Z$_4$ family (M = transition metals, A = Si, Ge, and Z = N, P, As).…
Based on first-principles calculations, we have investigated the structural stability, electronic structures, and thermal properties of the monolayer XSi2N4 (X= Ti, Mo, W) and their lateral (LH) and vertical heterostructures (VH). We find…
Two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnets and their heterostructures offer fertile grounds for designing fascinating functionalities in ultra-thin spintronic devices. Here, by first-principles calculations, we report the discovery of energetically…
Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials have attracted tremendous research interest because of the promising application in the next-generation microelectronic devices. Here, by the first-principles calculations, we propose a…
The discovery of monolayer MA$_2$Z$_4$ (M = transition metals; A = IVA elements; Z = VA elements, Science 369, 2020, 670-674) family has led another advance for facilitating and harnessing magnetism in low-dimensional materials. However,…
The coexistence of high-temperature intrinsic ferromagnetic ordering, large magnetic anisotropy, along with novel mechanical properties such as ferroelasticity and flexibility, in experimental feasible two-dimensional (2D) crystals is…
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have attracted tremendous interests as natural passivation and atomically thin channels that could facilitate continued transistor scaling. However, air-stable 2D semiconductors with high performance were…
Binary transition metal nitride with a graphene-like structure and strong magnetic properties is rare. Based on the first-principles calculations, we design two kinds of $M$N$_4$ ($M$ =transition metal) monolayers, which are transition…
In recent years, intrinsic two-dimensional (2D) magnetism aroused great interest because of its potential application in spintronic devices. However, low Curie temperature (\emph{T}$_c$) and magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) limit its…
The emergence of multiferroic materials, which possess both ferromagnetic (FM) and ferroelectric (FE) properties, drive advancements in magnetoelectric applications and the next generation of spintronics. Based on first-principles…
Chemical vapor deposition has been most recently employed to fabricate centimeter-scale high-quality single-layer MoSi2N4 (Science; 2020;369; 670). Motivated by this exciting experimental advance, herein we conduct extensive…
MA2Z4 monolayers form a new class of hexagonal non-centrosymmetric materials hosting extraordinary spin-valley physics. While only two compounds (MoSi2N4 and WSi2N4) were recently synthesized, theory predicts interesting (opto)electronic…
Two-dimensional (2D) XY magnets with easy magnetization planes support the nontrivial topological spin textures whose dissipationless transport is highly desirable for 2D spintronic devices. Here, we predicted that Janus monolayer V$_{2}$XN…
The newly emerged two-dimensional (2D) materials family of MSi2N4, where M is a transition metal atom (i.e., Mo, W, etc.), has the potential to be named after the conventional and very popular transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDC), which…
Pursuing two-dimensional (2D) intrinsic ferromagnetism with high Curie temperature and great mechanical flexibility has attracted great interest in flexible spintronics. In the present work, we carried out a density functional theory (DFT)…
2D ferromagnets offer valuable insights into the fundamentals of magnetism and stimulate the progress of ultracompact spintronics. The demand for seamless integration of the materials with the Si technology, particularly helpful to their…
With the miniaturization and integration of nanoelectronic devices, efficient heat removal becomes a key factor affecting the reliable operation of the nanoelectronic device. With the high intrinsic thermal conductivity, good mechanical…
We study the stability, electrical properties, and magnetic properties of MSi2N4 (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, and Co) monolayers based on the density functional theory.
The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) layered MoSi$_2$N$_4$ and WSi$_2$N$_4$ without knowing their 3D parents by chemical vapor deposition in 2020 has stimulated extensive studies of 2D MA$_2$Z$_4$ system due to its structural complexity…
Very recently, the two-dimensional (2D) form of MoSi2N4 has been successfully fabricated [Hong et al., Sci. 369, 670 (2020)]. Motivated by theses recent experimental results, herein we investigate the structural, mechanical, thermal,…