Researchers from two FLEET universities in Australia, RMIT and UNSW, collaborated in a theoretical–experimental project that discovered a previously unseen mode of giant magneto-resistance (GMR) in 2D Fe3GeTe2 (FGT). This surprising result suggests a different underlying physical mechanisms in vdW hetero-structures.
The research shows that vdW materials (2D material) could offer higher functionality compared to traditional spintronic approaches.
The basic material design uses a 2D ferromagnetic van-der-Waals (vdW) materials layered with a non-magnetic vdW material, such as graphene and/or topological insulators.
Posted: Jul 07,2019 by Ron Mertens