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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Spintronics

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  • Van der Waals (vdW) magnets offer tunable magnetic properties through interlayer stacking.
  • Controlling stacking is crucial for understanding and engineering emergent magnetic phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the impact of stacking transitions on magnetic ground states in vdW antiferromagnets.
  • Explore how stacking influences interlayer coupling, symmetry, and magnetic behavior.
  • Determine the role of stacking in magnetoresistance and magnetic ordering temperatures.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication and characterization of atomically thin vdW magnet flakes with varying stacking sequences.
  • Analysis of magnetic interactions and phase transitions.
  • Measurement of magnetoresistance and Curie temperature (TC).

Main Results:

  • Transitions from aperiodic (AA/AB) to periodic (6R) stacking dictate ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic ground states.
  • Stacking-controlled coupling and symmetry breaking alter the origins of ferromagnetism.
  • Observed unconventional magnetic behavior distinct from the odd-even layer effect.
  • Stacking-dependent magnetic competition leads to a reversal of magnetoresistance sign.
  • Magnetic order is maintained above room temperature, with TC ~340 K in monolayer flakes.

Conclusions:

  • Stacking sequences serve as a deterministic parameter for engineering magnetic and transport properties.
  • Stacking control enables the development of high-temperature, stacking-programmable spintronic devices.