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Fabricating van der Waals Heterostructures with Precise Rotational Alignment
Published on: July 5, 2019
Reconfigurable Room-Temperature Exchange Bias through Néel Order Switching in van der Waals Heterostructures.
Jicheng Wang1, Shilei Ding2, Bei Ding3
1Spin-X Institute, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, P.R. China.
Researchers achieved room-temperature exchange bias in van der Waals heterostructures by using (Fe0.56Co0.44)5GeTe2 and Fe3GaTe2. The Néel order manipulation in FCGT controls the exchange bias effect for spintronic devices.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Spintronics
Background:
- Exchange bias (EB) is vital for magnetic memory.
- Van der Waals heterostructures offer tunable properties for studying EB.
- Low magnetic ordering temperatures limit room-temperature EB in most van der Waals systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To achieve room-temperature exchange bias in van der Waals heterostructures.
- To investigate the control of EB by manipulating Néel order.
- To demonstrate the potential of 2D spintronic devices.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of (Fe0.56Co0.44)5GeTe2 (FCGT)/Fe3GaTe2 (FGaT) heterostructures.
- Utilizing components with high magnetic ordering temperatures.
- Transport measurements and macrospin model calculations.
Main Results:
- Achieved robust room-temperature exchange bias.
- Demonstrated efficient control over EB field sign and magnitude via FCGT's Néel order.
- Showed that a strong preset field switches FCGT's Néel order, aligning interfacial magnetization.
Conclusions:
- Room-temperature EB is achievable and controllable in all-van der Waals heterostructures.
- Intrinsic manipulation and switchability of EB are demonstrated.
- Highlights the potential of 2D spintronic devices for advanced applications.
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