Mechanically exfoliated two-dimensional ferromagnetic materials(2 D FMs) possess long-range ferromagnetic order and topologically nontrivial skyrmions in few layers. However, because of the dimensionality effect, such...
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Mechanically exfoliated two-dimensional ferromagnetic materials(2 D FMs) possess long-range ferromagnetic order and topologically nontrivial skyrmions in few layers. However, because of the dimensionality effect, such few-layer systems usually exhibit much lower Curie temperature(TC) compared to their bulk counterparts. It is therefore of great interest to explore effective approaches to enhance their TC, particularly in wafer-scale for practical applications. Here, we report an interfacial proximity-induced high-TC2 D FM feGe Te(FGT) via A-type antiferromagnetic material Cr Sb(CS) which strongly couples to FGT. A superlattice structure of(FGT/CS)n, where n stands for the period of FGT/CS heterostructure, has been successfully produced with sharp interfaces by molecular-beam epitaxy on 2-inch wafers. By performing elemental specific X-ray magnetic circular dichroism(XMCD) measurements, we have unequivocally discovered that TCof 4-layer fegetecan be significantly enhanced from 140 K to230 K because of the interfacial ferromagnetic coupling. Meanwhile, an inverse proximity effect occurs in the FGT/CS interface, driving the interfacial antiferromagnetic Cr Sb into a ferrimagnetic state as evidenced by double-switching behavior in hysteresis loops and the XMCD spectra. Density functional theory calculations show that the fe-Te/Cr-Sb interface is strongly FM coupled and doping of the spin-polarized electrons by the interfacial Cr layer gives rise to the TCenhancement of the fegetefilms, in accordance with our XMCD measurements. Strikingly, by introducing rich fe in a 4-layer FGT/CS superlattice, TCcan be further enhanced to near room temperature. Our results provide a feasible approach for enhancing the magnetic order of few-layer 2 D FMs in wafer-scale and render opportunities for realizing realistic ultra-thin spintronic devices.
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