Magnetic semiconductors integrate the dual characteristics of magnets and semiconductors.It is difficult to manufacture magnetic semiconductors that function at room temperature.Here,we review a series of our recent t...Magnetic semiconductors integrate the dual characteristics of magnets and semiconductors.It is difficult to manufacture magnetic semiconductors that function at room temperature.Here,we review a series of our recent theoretical predictions on room-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductors.Since the creation of two-dimensional(2D)magnetic semiconductors in 2017,there have been numerous developments in both experimental and theoretical investigations.By density functional theory calculations and model analysis,we recently predicted several2D room-temperature magnetic semiconductors,including CrGeSe_(3)with strain,CrGeTe_(3)/PtSe_(2) heterostructure,and technetium-based semiconductors(TcSiTe_(3),TcGeSe_(3),and TcGeTe_(3)),as well as PdBr_(3)and PtBr_(3)with a potential room-temperature quantum anomalous Hall effect.Our findings demonstrated that the Curie temperature of these 2D ferromagnetic semiconductors can be dramatically enhanced by some external fields,such as strain,construction of heterostructure,and electric field.In addition,we proposed appropriate doping conditions for diluted magnetic semiconductors,and predicted the Cr doped GaSb and InSb as possible room-temperature magnetic semiconductors.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12074378 and 11834014)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.Z190011)+3 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFA0305800)the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission(Grant No.Z191100007219013)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.YSBR-030 and Y929013EA2)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDB28000000 and XDB33000000)。
文摘Magnetic semiconductors integrate the dual characteristics of magnets and semiconductors.It is difficult to manufacture magnetic semiconductors that function at room temperature.Here,we review a series of our recent theoretical predictions on room-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductors.Since the creation of two-dimensional(2D)magnetic semiconductors in 2017,there have been numerous developments in both experimental and theoretical investigations.By density functional theory calculations and model analysis,we recently predicted several2D room-temperature magnetic semiconductors,including CrGeSe_(3)with strain,CrGeTe_(3)/PtSe_(2) heterostructure,and technetium-based semiconductors(TcSiTe_(3),TcGeSe_(3),and TcGeTe_(3)),as well as PdBr_(3)and PtBr_(3)with a potential room-temperature quantum anomalous Hall effect.Our findings demonstrated that the Curie temperature of these 2D ferromagnetic semiconductors can be dramatically enhanced by some external fields,such as strain,construction of heterostructure,and electric field.In addition,we proposed appropriate doping conditions for diluted magnetic semiconductors,and predicted the Cr doped GaSb and InSb as possible room-temperature magnetic semiconductors.
