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Epitaxial van der Waals heterostructures of Cr2Te3 on 2D materials

Frédéric Bonell
Alain Marty

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Achieving large-scale growth of two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic materials with high Curie temperature (TC) and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) is highly desirable for the development of ultra-compact magnetic sensors and magnetic memories. In this context, van der Waals (vdW) Cr2Te3 appears as a promising candidate. Bulk Cr2Te3 exhibits strong PMA and a TC of 180 K. Moreover, both PMA and TC might be adjusted in ultrathin films by engineering composition, strain, or applying an electric field. In this work, we demonstrate the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth of vdW heterostructures of five-monolayer quasi-freestanding Cr2Te3 on three classes of 2D materials: graphene (semimetal), WSe2 (semiconductor) and Bi2Te3 (topological insulator). By combining structural and chemical analysis down to the atomic level with ab initio calculations, we confirm the single crystalline character of Cr2Te3 films on the 2D materials with sharp vdW interfaces. They all exhibit PMA and TC close to the bulk Cr2Te3 value of 180 K. Ab initio calculations confirm this PMA and show how its strength depends on strain. Finally, Hall measurements reveal a strong anomalous Hall effect, which changes sign at a given temperature. We theoretically explain this effect by a sign change of the Berry phase close to the Fermi level. This transition temperature depends on the 2D material in proximity, notably as a consequence of charge transfer. MBE-grown Cr2Te3/2D material bilayers constitute model systems for the further development of spintronic devices combining PMA, large spin-orbit coupling and sharp vdW interface.
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hal-04017966 , version 1 (25-08-2023)

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Quentin Guillet, Libor Vojacek, Djordje Dosenovic, Fatima Ibrahim, Herve Boukari, et al.. Epitaxial van der Waals heterostructures of Cr2Te3 on 2D materials. Physical Review Materials, 2023, 7 (5), pp.054005. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.054005⟩. ⟨hal-04017966⟩
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