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Stacking engineering in two-dimensional multiferroic CuInP2S6/CrI3 heterostructures
Yue Yang1, Ying Zhao1, Yan Su1
1Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Ministry of Education), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
Nanoscale
|June 20, 2025
Summary
Stacking two-dimensional materials like CuInP2S6 and CrI3 allows tuning electronic and magnetic properties. This enables new applications in optoelectronics and spintronics by controlling material behavior with electric fields.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Stacking engineering of 2D van der Waals materials enables property modulation via interlayer coupling.
- Multiferroic heterostructures offer potential for multifunctional devices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the electronic and magnetic properties of CuInP2S6/CrI3 heterostructures.
- To explore the impact of ferroelectric polarization on ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic properties.
Main Methods:
- First-principles calculations were employed.
- Systematic investigation of electronic and magnetic properties.
Main Results:
- Reversing ferroelectric polarization in CuInP2S6 modulates CrI3's band gap, alignment, type, and magnetic ordering.
- Type II band alignment in CuInP2S6-(P↓)/monolayer-CrI3 exhibits strong visible-light photocatalytic activity.
- Ferroelectric polarization induces an AFM to FM state transition and enhances the magnetic transition temperature in CuInP2S6/bilayer-CrI3.
Conclusions:
- CuInP2S6/CrI3 heterostructures are promising for electric field-modulated optoelectronic and spintronic devices.
- This work provides a platform for exploring magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic heterostructures.
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