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Ab-initioprediction of gigantic anomalous Nernst effect in ferromagnetic monolayer transition metal trihalides
Rifky Syariati1, Sasfan A Wella2,3, Edi Suprayoga2
1Nanomaterials Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan.
Abstract:
The anomalous Hall conductivity of all transition metal trihalides was explored using first-principles calculations. Employing the Fukui-Hatsugai-Suzuki method, we found that ferromagnetic monolayersXBr3(X= Pd, Pt) possessed the quantized anomalous Hall conductivity (QAHC) with and without carrier doping. Due to unique QAHC, their transverse thermoelectric properties ofXBr3(X= Pd, Pt) were investigated. Employing the semi-classical Boltzmann transport theory, the transverse thermoelectric coefficient of each monolayer was analyzed. Anomalous Nernst coefficients (ANCs) of theXBr3monolayers were prominent both at and near the Fermi level. Under an assumed relaxation time of 10 fs, the maximum ANCs for the PdBr3(PtBr3) monolayer reached -54.1 (-23.3)µV K-1atT=300 K upon doping with 1.21 × 1014(5.64 × 1013) holes cm-2. The large ANCs of theXBr3monolayers were attributed to the opening of a narrow bandgap generated by spin-orbit coupling both at and near the Fermi level, which led to a large Seebeck-induced charge current and large anomalous Nernst conductivity. These results suggest that ferromagneticXBr3monolayers have significant potential for application in thermoelectric devices.
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