Issue 21, 2020

High Curie temperature and carrier mobility of novel Fe, Co and Ni carbide MXenes

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) magnets with room temperature ferromagnetism and semiconductors with moderate band gap and high carrier mobility are highly desired for applications in nanoscale electronics and spintronics. By performing the first-principles calculations, we investigate novel Fe, Co, Ni carbide based pristine (M2C) and functionalized (M2CT2, T: F, O, OH) MXenes. Our calculations show that Fe2C, Co2C, Ni2C, Fe2CF2, Fe2CO2, Fe2C(OH)2, Co2CF2, Co2C(OH)2 and Ni2CF2 are dynamically and mechanically stable. More importantly, Fe2C, Co2C, Fe2CF2 and Fe2C(OH)2 exhibit intrinsic ferromagnetism (magnetic moments 2–5μB per unit cell). Monte Carlo simulations suggest high Curie temperatures of 590 and 920 K for Fe2C and Fe2CF2, respectively, at the HSE06 level owing to the large spin magnetic moments and strong ferromagnetic coupling. Based on the deformation potential theory, we predict high and anisotropic hole mobility (0.2–1.4 × 104 cm2 V−1 s−1) for semiconducting Fe2CO2 and Co2C(OH)2. Additionally, Ni2CF2 demonstrates highly anisotropic electron mobility together with a direct band gap. Our results further show the effectiveness of surface functionalization in modulating the electronic and magnetic properties and broadening the properties of MXenes to achieve long-range intrinsic ferromagnetism well above room temperature and high carrier mobility.

Graphical abstract: High Curie temperature and carrier mobility of novel Fe, Co and Ni carbide MXenes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Dec 2019
Accepted
27 Apr 2020
First published
29 Apr 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 11627-11637

High Curie temperature and carrier mobility of novel Fe, Co and Ni carbide MXenes

Y. Hu, X. Y. Liu, Z. H. Shen, Z. F. Luo, Z. G. Chen and X. L. Fan, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 11627 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10927G

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