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Magnetic switching and quantization of bandgap in 2D graphene-like CrP3
Hong-Yao Liu1,2, Mi He3, Huan Yang1
1School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. h.yang@sdu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
In this study, we theoretically investigate the magnetoelectric and magnetoelastic properties of the novel two-dimensional magnetic material CrP3 with two different structures, among which the graphene-like CrP3 structure exhibits ferromagnetism. Interestingly, its perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and magnetic ground state are sensitive to external pressure, exhibiting magnetic switching behavior. The system exhibits half-metallic properties, but the magnetic changes induced by external mechanical strain and electronic properties show multifaceted coupling phenomena. The transformation from a magnetic half-metal to a magnetic semiconductor can be observed under tensile strain. Furthermore, under a tensile strain of 3%, as the direction of the magnetic moment rotates, the band gap exhibits the quantizing phenomenon. These findings demonstrate that two-dimensional magnetic CrP3 provides an ideal platform for quantum information processing and the study of novel physical effects.
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