Ferrovalley and Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Janus TiTeCl Monolayer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Method and Details
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chang, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Deng, L.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, X. Ferrovalley and Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Janus TiTeCl Monolayer. Materials 2024, 17, 3331. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133331
Chang Y, Zhang Z, Deng L, Wu Y, Zhang X. Ferrovalley and Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Janus TiTeCl Monolayer. Materials. 2024; 17(13):3331. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133331
Chicago/Turabian StyleChang, Yufang, Zhijun Zhang, Li Deng, Yanzhao Wu, and Xianmin Zhang. 2024. "Ferrovalley and Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Janus TiTeCl Monolayer" Materials 17, no. 13: 3331. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133331