The magnetic proximity effect at the MoS2/CrI3 interface
- 1 November 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 34 (3), 035002
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648x/ac2c3c
Abstract
The vicinity to a two-dimensional magnetic material provides a simple and effective way to break the valley degeneracy of transition-metal dichalcogenides because of the magnetic proximity effect. Based on first-principles calculations, we study the band structure of a MoS2/CrI3 van der Waals heterostructure and its manipulation by vertical electric fields. A huge valley splitting of about 19.60 meV, equivalent to an external magnetic fields of about 89.0 T can be generated by an electric field of 0.115 V Å−1. The electric field causes discontinuous changes in the valley splitting. The electric field drives the bands of MoS2 across those of CrI3. At the critical electric fields, the interlayer orbital hybridization leads to the energy level repulsion and an abrupt exchange of the band index. We also study the effect of interlayer distance on the valley splitting and observe a more significant electric field modulation. This work deepens our understanding on the interfacial magnetic proximity effect as a result of the orbital hybridization across the van der Waals gap.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (12004439)
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