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Room-Temperature Magnetic Order in Air-Stable Ultrathin Iron Oxide

  • Jiangtan Yuan
  • , Andrew Balk
  • , Hua Guo
  • , Qiyi Fang
  • , Sahil Patel
  • , Xuanhan Zhao
  • , Tanguy Terlier
  • , Douglas Natelson
  • , Scott Crooker
  • , Jun Lou

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

Manual assembly of atomically thin materials into heterostructures with desirable electronic properties is an approach that holds great promise. Despite the rapid expansion of the family of ultrathin materials, stackable and stable ferro/ferri magnets that are functional at room temperature are still out of reach. We report the growth of air-stable, transferable ultrathin iron oxide crystals that exhibit magnetic order at room temperature. These crystals require no passivation and can be prepared by scalable and cost-effective chemical vapor deposition. We demonstrate that the bonding between iron oxide and its growth substrate is van der Waals-like, enabling us to remove the crystals from their growth substrate and prepare iron oxide/graphene heterostructures. © 2019 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3777-3781
JournalNano Letters
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

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Funding

The CVD growth, Raman, and AFM characterization of Fe2O3 was supported by the Welch Foundation (C-1716). TEM characterization was supported by a DOE BES grant (DESC0018193). MOKE measurements at the NHMFL were supported by the National Science Foundation DMR-1644779. Device fabrication and transport measurements were funded by Rice IDEA support and National Science Foundation DMR-1704264. Notes The authors declare no competing financial interest.

Research Keywords

  • Iron oxide
  • room-temperature magnetism
  • ultrathin
  • van der Waals heterostructure

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