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Electric-field switching of the antiferromagnetic topological state in a multiferroic heterobilayer

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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
卷 106, 期 20, 页码 -

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AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.106.205307

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  1. National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China
  2. Shandong Provincial Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars
  3. Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation
  4. Shandong Provincial Key Research and Development Program (Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project)
  5. ShandongProvincial QingChuang Technology Support Plan
  6. Qilu Young Scholar Program of Shandong University
  7. [12274261]
  8. [12074217]
  9. [ZR2020YQ04]
  10. [ZR2019QA011]
  11. [2019JZZY010302]
  12. [2021KJ002]

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Using first-principles calculations, the researchers discovered that a nontrivial antiferromagnetic topological phase can be achieved in a multiferroic heterobilayer consisting of MnSe and In2S3. The control of this topological phase can be realized by reversing the ferroelectric polarization.
Coupling nontrivial topological physics to ferroelectricity in two-dimensional lattice is highly desirable in both fundamental research and devices applications. Here, using first-principles calculations, we report that in a multiferroic heterobilayer consisting of a antiferromagnetic layer MnSe and a ferroelectric layer In2S3, the typical type-III band alignment can be realized. Upon introduction of spin-orbit coupling, a band gap is created, giving rise to a nontrivial antiferromagnetic topological phase. By reversing ferroelectric polarization, the nontrivial antiferromagnetic topology of MnSe/In2S3 can be annihilated, yielding a wide-gap antiferromagnetic semiconductor with trivial physics. It thus proves to be a feasible approach to realize purely electric-field control of antiferromagnetic topological physics in this heterobilayer. The physical mechanism of such phenomenon is further unveiled to be related to the interlayer charge transfer between the two layers. These findings shed light on the design and control of antiferromagnetic topological physics in two dimensions.

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