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Near-room temperature ferromagnetic behavior of single-atom-thick 2D iron in nanolaminated ternary MAX phases
Chinese Acad Sci, Peoples R China; Qianwan Inst CNiTECH, Peoples R China.
Chinese Acad Sci, Peoples R China; Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Peoples R China.
Chinese Acad Sci, Peoples R China; Qianwan Inst CNiTECH, Peoples R China.
Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Thin Film Physics. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.
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2021 (English)In: Applied Physics Reviews, E-ISSN 1931-9401, Vol. 8, no 3, article id 031418Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

M(n+)(1)AX(n) (MAX) phases nanolaminated ternary carbides or nitrides possess a unique crystal structure in which single-atom-thick "A" sublayers are interleaved by alternative stacking of a "Mn+1Xn" sublayer; these materials have been investigated as promising high-safety structural materials for industrial applications because of their laminated structure and metal and ceramic properties. However, limited of A-site elements in the definition of M(n+)(1)AX(n) phases, it is a huge challenge for designing nanolaminated ferromagnetic materials with single-atom-thick two-dimensional iron layers occupying the A layers in the M(n+)(1)AX(n) phases. Here, we report three new ternary magnetic M(n+)(1)AX(n) phases (Ta2FeC, Ti2FeN, and Nb2FeC) with A sublayers of single-atom-thick two-dimensional iron through an isomorphous replacement reaction of M(n+)(1)AX(n) precursors (Ta2AlC, Ti2AlN, and Nb2AlC) with a Lewis acid salts (FeCl2). All these M(n+)(1)AX(n) phases exhibit ferromagnetic behavior. The Curie temperatures of the Ta2FeC and Nb2FeC M(n+)(1)AX(n) phases are 281 and 291K, respectively, i.e., close to room temperature. The saturation magnetization of these ternary magnetic MAX phases is almost two orders of magnitude higher than V-2(Sn,Fe)C, whose A-site is partially substituted by Fe. Theoretical calculations on magnetic orderings of spin moments of Fe atoms in these nanolaminated magnetic M(n+)(1)AX(n) phases reveal that the magnetism can be mainly ascribed to an intralayer exchange interaction of the two-dimensional Fe atomic layers. Owing to the richness in composition of M(n+)(1)AX(n) phases, our work provides a large imaginary space for constructing functional single-atom-thick two-dimensional layers in materials using these nanolaminated templates.

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AIP Publishing , 2021. Vol. 8, no 3, article id 031418
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-182242DOI: 10.1063/5.0059078ISI: 000724255100002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-182242DiVA, id: diva2:1626973
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Funding Agencies|National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [21671195, 91426304, 11874059]; International Partnership Program of CAS [2019VEB0008]; Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of CAS [ZDBS-LY-7021]; Leading Innovative and Entrepreneur Team Introduction Program of Zhejiang [2019R01003]; Ningbo Toptalent Team Program [2018A610005]; Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics; Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang ProvinceNatural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LR19A040002]; Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Link_oping University [2009 00971]; Knut and Alice Wallenberg FoundationKnut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation [KAW 2008.0058, KAW 2016.0358, 2020.0033, 2020.0196]; Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research [EM16-0004]; Research Infrastructure Fellow RIF [14-0074]; China Postdoctoral Science FoundationChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M680082]

Available from: 2022-01-12 Created: 2022-01-12 Last updated: 2024-01-02

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