Can Reconstructed Se-Deficient Line Defects in Monolayer VSe2 Induce Magnetism?

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Détails bibliographiques
Publié dans:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 32(2020), 24 vom: 15. Juni, Seite e2000693
Auteur principal: Chua, Rebekah (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Yang, Jing, He, Xiaoyue, Yu, Xiaojiang, Yu, Wei, Bussolotti, Fabio, Wong, Ping Kwan Johnny, Loh, Kian Ping, Breese, Mark B H, Goh, Kuan Eng Johnson, Huang, Yu Li, Wee, Andrew T S
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2020
Accès à la collection:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Sujets:Journal Article 2D magnets density functional theory monolayer vanadium diselenide reconstructed line defects scanning probe microscopy
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Résumé:© 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
There have been several recent conflicting reports on the ferromagnetism of clean monolayer VSe2 . Herein, the controllable formation of 1D defect line patterns in vanadium diselenide (VSe2 ) monolayers initiated by thermal annealing is presented. Using scanning tunneling microscopy and q-plus atomic force microscopy techniques, the 1D line features are determined to be 8-member-ring arrays, formed via a Se deficient reconstruction process. The reconstructed VSe2 monolayer with Se-deficient line defects displays room-temperature ferromagnetism under X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and magnetic force microscopy, consistent with the density functional theory calculations. This study possibly resolves the controversy on whether ferromagnetism is intrinsic in monolayer VSe2 , and highlights the importance of controlling and understanding the atomic structures of surface defects in 2D crystals, which could play key roles in the material properties and hence potential device applications
Description:Date Revised 30.09.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202000693