Micromagnetometry of two-dimensional ferromagnets
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The study of atomically thin ferromagnetic crystals has led to the discovery of unusual magnetic behaviour and provided insight into the magnetic properties of bulk materials. However, the experimental techniques that have been used to explore ferromagnetism in such materials cannot probe the magnetic field directly. Here, we show that ballistic Hall micromagnetometry can be used to measure the magnetization of individual two-dimensional ferromagnets. Our devices are made by van der Waals assembly in such a way that the investigated ferromagnetic crystal is placed on top of a multi-terminal Hall bar made from encapsulated graphene. We use the micromagnetometry technique to study atomically thin chromium tribromide (CrBr3). We find that the material remains ferromagnetic down to monolayer thickness and exhibits strong out-of-plane anisotropy. We also find that the magnetic response of CrBr3 varies little with the number of layers and its temperature dependence cannot be described by the simple Ising model of two-dimensional ferromagnetism.
Date Issued
2019-10-01
Date Acceptance
2019-08-15
Citation
Nature Electronics, 2019, 2 (10), pp.457-463
ISSN
2520-1131
Publisher
Nature Research
Start Page
457
End Page
463
Journal / Book Title
Nature Electronics
Volume
2
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2019. The final publication is available at Springer via [insert hyperlinked DOI]
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
CRYSTAL
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-09-30