Combined piezoelectricity, valley splitting and Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction in Janus GdXY (X, Y = Cl, Br, I) magnetic semiconductors
Dehe Zhang, Aolin Li, Bei Zhang, Wenzhe Zhou, Haiming Duan, Fangping Ouyang
Abstract
having strong tunability, monolayer GdClBr is promising to host isolated skyrmions. The present results are expected to enable the application of Janus materials in piezoelectricity, spin- and valley-tronics and the formation of chiral magnetic structures.
Topics & Concepts
JanusCondensed matter physicsSemiconductorPiezoelectricityPhysicsChemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyQuantum mechanicsAcousticsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsMultiferroics and related materialsPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism