Unusual electronic and magnetic properties of lateral phosphorene–WSe2 heterostructures. Issue 27 (27th June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tian, Xiao-Qing; Liu, Lin; Gong, Zhi-Rui; Du, Yu; Gu, Juan; Yakobson, Boris I.; Xu, Jian-Bin
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 4:Issue 27(2016)
• Page Start: 6657
• Page End: 6665
• Publication Date: 2016-06-27
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Optical materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Electronics -- Materials -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c6tc01978a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7526

Abstract

Abstract : The unusual electronic and magnetic properties of in-plane phosphorene/WSe2 heterostructures are theoretically investigated. Abstract : The unusual electronic and magnetic properties of in-plane phosphorene/WSe2 heterostructures are theoretically investigated. Due to strong spin–orbit-coupling (SOC), a giant magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy with an easy out-of-plane magnetization is realized in the lateral phosphorene/WSe2 heterostructures. The heterostructures can be either half-metallic or metallic dependent on their edges and sizes. In light of these results, it is expected that in-plane heterostructures of phosphorene/graphene will provide abundant opportunities for applications in spintronic and electronic devices.