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Field driven phase transition from semiconductor to half-metallic ferrimagnet of TcO2 uni-cell layer on rutile TiO2(001) surface
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Submitted 4 Jun 2019
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The authors' main claim Our study shows that the heterostructure is a narrow-gap semiconductor with an antiferromagnet-like ordering when the applied electric field is less than 0.026 V/\AA{}, and then it transits to a half-metallic ferrimagnet with 100\% spin polarization.
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For spintronics applications, it is highly desirable to realize highly-spin-polarized two-dimensional (2D) electron systems in electrically-controllable epitaxial ultrathin films on semiconductor substrates. Through systematic first-principles investigation, we propose the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer (one-unit-cell thickness) on rutile TiO$_2$ (001) substrate as a semiconductor heterostructure and use electric field to manipulate its electronic and magnetic properties. Our study shows that the heterostructure is a narrow-gap semiconductor with an antiferromagnet-like ordering when the applied electric field is less than 0.026 V/\AA{}, and then it transits to a half-metallic ferrimagnet with 100\% spin polarization. Our further analysis indicates that the magnetization density and the electronic states near the Fermi level originate mainly from the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer, with the remaining minor part from the interfacial Ti-O$_2$ monolayers, and the bonds and bond angles quickly converge to the corresponding values of bulk TiO$_2$ when crossing the interface and entering the TiO$_2$ layer. Therefore, the heterostructure is actually a 2D electron system determined by the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer and the TiO$_2$ substrate. Because the half-metallic phase with 100\% spin polarization can be achieved at 0.026 V/\AA{}, this epitaxial 2D electron system should be usable in spintronics applications.
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| s0 | For spintronics applications, it is highly desirable to realize highly-spin-polarized two-dimensional (2D) electron systems in electrically-controllable epitaxial ultrathin films on semiconductor substrates. | background 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.03 | asserted 0.94 |
| s1 | Through systematic first-principles investigation, we propose the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer (one-unit-cell thickness) on rutile TiO$_2$ (001) substrate as a semiconductor heterostructure and use electric field to manipulate its electronic and magnetic properties. | contribution 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.08 | asserted 0.60 |
| s2 | Our study shows that the heterostructure is a narrow-gap semiconductor with an antiferromagnet-like ordering when the applied electric field is less than 0.026 V/\AA{}, and then it transits to a half-metallic ferrimagnet with 100\% spin polarization. | result 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.82 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | Our further analysis indicates that the magnetization density and the electronic states near the Fermi level originate mainly from the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer, with the remaining minor part from the interfacial Ti-O$_2$ monolayers, and the bonds and bond angles quickly converge to the corresponding values of bulk TiO$_2$ when crossing the interface and entering the TiO$_2$ layer. | result 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.06 | hedged possibility 0.56 |
| s4 | Therefore, the heterostructure is actually a 2D electron system determined by the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer and the TiO$_2$ substrate. | interpretation 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.18 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | Because the half-metallic phase with 100\% spin polarization can be achieved at 0.026 V/\AA{}, this epitaxial 2D electron system should be usable in spintronics applications. | interpretation 0.99 | 0.56 | 0.68 | hedged possibility 0.90 |
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For spintronics applications, it is highly desirable to realize highly-spin-polarized two-dimensional (2D) electron systems in electrically-controllable epitaxial ultrathin films on semiconductor substrates. Through systematic first-principles investigation, we propose the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer (one-unit-cell thickness) on rutile TiO$_2$ (001) substrate as a semiconductor heterostructure and use electric field to manipulate its electronic and magnetic properties. Our study shows that the heterostructure is a narrow-gap semiconductor with an antiferromagnet-like ordering when the applied electric field is less than 0.026 V/\AA{}, and then it transits to a half-metallic ferrimagnet with 100\% spin polarization. Our further analysis indicates that the magnetization density and the electronic states near the Fermi level originate mainly from the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer, with the remaining minor part from the interfacial Ti-O$_2$ monolayers, and the bonds and bond angles quickly converge to the corresponding values of bulk TiO$_2$ when crossing the interface and entering the TiO$_2$ layer. Therefore, the heterostructure is actually a 2D electron system determined by the TcO$_2$ uni-cell layer and the TiO$_2$ substrate. Because the half-metallic phase with 100\% spin polarization can be achieved at 0.026 V/\AA{}, this epitaxial 2D electron system should be usable in spintronics applications.
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