<p>Multiferroicity has been studied for about 70 years and resurging recently due to rapid experimental and theoretical advances. However, two-dimensional ferromagnetic-ferroelastic multiferroicity, which is crucial to magneto-elastic nanodevices, is still very rare. Here, we propose that the Co<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> monolayer exhibits ferromagnetic-ferroelastic multiferroicity. The system has two asymmetric phases: FE-I, a metallic ferromagnetic phase, and FE-II, a semiconducting antiferromagnetic phase, which can be switched by strain. We show that Co<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> monolayers undergo both metal-insulator and ferromagnetism-antiferromagnetism transitions due to the different crystal fields surrounding Co<sup>2+</sup> ions. Interestingly, both the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases exhibit high critical temperatures, making this material promising for device applications.</p>

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Multiferroicity in two dimensional Co2Cl2 monolayer

  • Xinlong Yang,
  • Ziyu Hu,
  • Xiaohong Shao,
  • Fawei Zheng

摘要

Multiferroicity has been studied for about 70 years and resurging recently due to rapid experimental and theoretical advances. However, two-dimensional ferromagnetic-ferroelastic multiferroicity, which is crucial to magneto-elastic nanodevices, is still very rare. Here, we propose that the Co2Cl2 monolayer exhibits ferromagnetic-ferroelastic multiferroicity. The system has two asymmetric phases: FE-I, a metallic ferromagnetic phase, and FE-II, a semiconducting antiferromagnetic phase, which can be switched by strain. We show that Co2Cl2 monolayers undergo both metal-insulator and ferromagnetism-antiferromagnetism transitions due to the different crystal fields surrounding Co2+ ions. Interestingly, both the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases exhibit high critical temperatures, making this material promising for device applications.