Issue 6, 2024

Nonvolatile switchable half-metallicity and magnetism in the MXene Hf2MnC2O2/Sc2CO2 multiferroic heterostructure

Abstract

Nonvolatile electrical control of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnetism is important for spintronic devices. Here, using first-principles calculations, we systematically investigated the magnetic properties of the MXene Hf2MnC2O2 combined with the ferroelectric MXene Sc2CO2. When flipping the electric polarization of Sc2CO2, a transition between a semiconductor and a half-metal occurs in the Hf2MnC2O2 monolayer. Moreover, the ferromagnetic exchange parameter J1 can be enhanced to 9.67 meV under polarized P↑ of Sc2CO2, much larger than those of the pristine Hf2MnC2O2 monolayer and Hf2MnC2O2/Sc2CO2-P↓. In addition, the easy magnetization axis of the Hf2MnC2O2 monolayer is also dependent on the polarization orientation of Sc2CO2. Our results indicate a multiferroic heterostructure based on MXenes, offering an effective way for obtaining nonvolatile electrical control of electronic and magnetic properties.

Graphical abstract: Nonvolatile switchable half-metallicity and magnetism in the MXene Hf2MnC2O2/Sc2CO2 multiferroic heterostructure

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Oct 2023
Accepted
05 Jan 2024
First published
10 Jan 2024

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024,26, 5323-5332

Nonvolatile switchable half-metallicity and magnetism in the MXene Hf2MnC2O2/Sc2CO2 multiferroic heterostructure

C. Wu, S. Sun, W. Gong, J. Li and X. Wang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 5323 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04847K

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