Potential of MXenes as a novel material for spintronic devices: a review

Abstract

The search for materials for next-generation spintronics applications has witnessed exponentially increasing interest, mostly owing to the explosive development of a plethora of two-dimensional (2D) materials discovered in the last...

Potential application of bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) when it meets light

“…For instance, graphene and MXenes could be used as 2D spintronics materials when their magnetic properties have been enhanced. 25,170 A spintronics material with very thin thicknesses is very important to obtain highly efficient spintronics devices; 2D materials are excellent in this matter. Magnetic properties could also support the implementation of BiOI for photocatalyst applications, as reported previously by Zheng et al 171 Enhancing the magnetic properties and studying the electrical properties of BiOI in more detail are very important to enhance the feasibility of BiOI for any application, especially electronic devices.…”

“…24 Indeed, BiOI is less explored compared to other 2D materials, such as graphene and Mxenes. 25,26 Compared to other famous 2D materials such as graphene and MXenes, BiOI might possess some unique merits, including the tunable bandgap depending on the chemical composition and crystallographic orientation, less toxicity derived from the bismuth and iodide elements, and high stability in the atmosphere. The tunable bandgap might be useful for the design of photodetectors for a special wavelength range.…”

Theoretical prediction of two-dimensional ferromagnetic Mn2X2 (X = As, Sb) with strain-controlled magnetocrystalline anisotropy

“…The aim of spintronics is to utilize the spin degree of freedom of electrons to realize novel information storage and logic devices. [2][3][4] Recently, the discovery of intrinsic ferromagnetism in 2D CrI 3 5 and Cr 2 Ge 2 Te 6 6 has opened up exciting possibilities for the development of various spintronic devices with unprecedented properties and functionalities. [7][8][9] The reported 2D intrinsic magnets cover binary transition metal halogenides, ternary transition metal compounds, MXene and organic ones, exhibiting engineerable magnetic behaviors under external stimuli.…”

Metalloid-doping in SMoSe Janus layers: first-principles study on efficient catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

“…Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD)-based two-dimensional (2D) materials have been strongly in focus recently due to their various structure-driven electronic and optical properties, suitable for a wide range of applications, such as in nanoelectronics, 1,2 spintronics, 3 gas sensing, 4,5 photocatalysis, 1,6–9 electro-catalysis, 10–15 electrochemical energy storage, 16–19 and photonics. 20,21 The hexagonal phase is the most common stable phase of 2D materials.…”