A team of researchers, led by University of Texas at Dallas scientists, has developed a new technique to grow exceptionally large, high-quality crystals that could help make advanced electronics, such as spintronic and magnetic optoelectronic devices, a reality.
Very thin layers—just one or two atoms thick—can be exfoliated easily from the bulk crystals. These two-dimensional layers exhibit surprising magnetic properties and are very stable in air at room temperature, making them of interest for use in devices that incorporate stacked layers of different materials.
Dr. Wenhao Liu, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Physics in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, developed the solid-vapor synthesis technique to grow chromium sulfide bromide crystals, which typically are made through the chemical vapor transport (CVT) method. The paper is published in the journal ACS Nano.
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