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Ultra-High-Temperature Ferromagnetism in Intrinsic Tetrahedral Semiconductors

Ultra-High-Temperature Ferromagnetism in Intrinsic Tetrahedral Semiconductors

Chengxi Huang, Junsheng Feng, Jian Zhou, Hongjun Xiang, Kaiming Deng, Erjun Kan

J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Aug 7;141(31):12413-12418.

PMID: 31309834

Abstract:

Ferromagnetic semiconductors exhibit novel spin-dependent optical, electrical, and transport properties, which are promising for next-generation highly functional spintronic devices. However, the possibility of practical applications is hindered by their low Curie temperature. Currently, whether semiconducting ferromagnetism can exist at room temperature is still unclear because of the absence of a solid physical mechanism. Here, on the basis of tight-binding model analysis and first-principles calculations, we report that ferromagnetism in a tetrahedral semiconductor originating from superexchange interactions can be strong enough to survive at room temperature because of the weakening of antiferromagnetic direct-exchange interactions. On the basis of the explored mechanism, a zinc-blende binary transition metal compound, chromium carbide, is predicted to be an intrinsic ferromagnetic tetrahedral semiconductor with a Curie temperature that is as high as ∼1900 K. These findings not only expand the understandings of magnetism in semiconductors but also are of great interest for room-temperature spintronic applications.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP12012350	Chromium carbide		12012-35-0	Price

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