A promising candidate for ising ferromagnetism of two-dimensional kagome V$_2$O$_3$ honeycomb monolayer

TL;DR

This study uses first-principles calculations to explore the ferromagnetic and topological properties of a 2D kagome V₂O₃ monolayer, revealing robust ferromagnetism, high Curie temperature, and potential for topological applications.

Contribution

It provides new insights into the magnetic and electronic properties of kagome V₂O₃ monolayer, highlighting its ferromagnetism, anisotropy, and topological features based on first-principles calculations.

Findings

GGA-PBE yields half-metallic band gap

GGA+U shows narrow semiconductor gap (~1.1 meV)

Curie temperature estimated at 640 K

Abstract

Due to the low dimensionality in the quantization of the electronic states and degree of freedom for device modulation, two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetism plays a critical role in lots of fields. In this study, we perform first-principles calculation to investigate the ising ferromagnetism and half-metallicity of kagome V$_2$O$_3$ monolayer. Based on the calculations using different functional, it is found that GGA-PBE gives a half-metallic band gap while the GGA+U gives a semiconductor narrow band gap (~1.1 meV), which shows quasi-half metallic nature. By studying the magnetic properties with LDA, GGA-PBE, and GGA+U, we get a robust ferromagnetic ground state, where the giant perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy of ~0.544 meV is achieved by applying the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) with GGA+U. Furthermore, by exploring the orbital contribution to the electronic bands and the magnetic crystalline anisotropy, it is uncovered that the 3d (V) orbitals contribute to the out-of-plane. The electronic band structure shows two flat bands (F1 and F2) and Dirac points (D1 and D2) which further confirm that kagome V$_2$O$_3$ ML can also be used for topological properties. Besides, the Curie temperature of the V$_2$O$_3$ ML is calculated to be 640 K by Metropolis Monte Carlo (MC) simulations.