Magnetic Exchange Mechanism and Quantized Anomalous Hall Effect in Bi2Se3 Film with a CrWI6 Monolayer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Model and Computational Details
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Magnetism and Structure of CrWI6
3.2. Electronic Properties of Heterojunction
3.3. Topological Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Thickness of BS | Energy Gaps Eg (meV) |
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4QLs | 23.5 (Se site) |
5QLs | 9.8 (Se site) |
6QLs | 2.9 (Se site) 1.4 (Bi site) 1.1 (Hole site) |
7QLs | 3.2 (Se site) |
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Huang, H.; He, F.; Liu, Q.; Yu, Y.; Zhang, M. Magnetic Exchange Mechanism and Quantized Anomalous Hall Effect in Bi2Se3 Film with a CrWI6 Monolayer. Molecules 2024, 29, 4101. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174101
Huang H, He F, Liu Q, Yu Y, Zhang M. Magnetic Exchange Mechanism and Quantized Anomalous Hall Effect in Bi2Se3 Film with a CrWI6 Monolayer. Molecules. 2024; 29(17):4101. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174101
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, He, Fan He, Qiya Liu, You Yu, and Min Zhang. 2024. "Magnetic Exchange Mechanism and Quantized Anomalous Hall Effect in Bi2Se3 Film with a CrWI6 Monolayer" Molecules 29, no. 17: 4101. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174101