• Chinese Physics B
  • Vol. 29, Issue 9, (2020)
Long Lin1, Yi-Peng Guo1, Chao-Zheng He2、†, Hua-Long Tao3, Jing-Tao Huang1, Wei-Yang Yu4, Rui-Xin Chen1, Meng-Si Lou1, and Long-Bin Yan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Cultivating Base for Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Inorganic Materials in Henan Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
  • 2Institute of Environmental and Energy Catalysis, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 71001, China
  • 3Liaoning Key Materials Laboratory for Railway, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
  • 4School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 5003, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab9741 Cite this Article
    Long Lin, Yi-Peng Guo, Chao-Zheng He, Hua-Long Tao, Jing-Tao Huang, Wei-Yang Yu, Rui-Xin Chen, Meng-Si Lou, Long-Bin Yan. First-principles study of magnetism of 3d transition metals and nitrogen co-doped monolayer MoS2[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(9): Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The electronic structures and magnetic properties of diverse transition metal (TM = Fe, Co, and Ni) and nitrogen (N) co-doped monolayer MoS2 are investigated by using density functional theory. The results show that the intrinsic MoS2 does not have magnetism initially, but doped with TM (TM = Fe, Co, and Ni) the MoS2 possesses an obvious magnetism distinctly. The magnetic moment mainly comes from unpaired Mo:4d orbitals and the d orbitals of the dopants, as well as the S:3p states. However, the doping system exhibits certain half-metallic properties, so we select N atoms in the V family as a dopant to adjust its half-metal characteristics. The results show that the (Fe, N) co-doped MoS2 can be a satisfactory material for applications in spintronic devices. On this basis, the most stable geometry of the (2Fe–N) co-doped MoS2 system is determined by considering the different configurations of the positions of the two Fe atoms. It is found that the ferromagnetic mechanism of the (2Fe–N) co-doped MoS2 system is caused by the bond spin polarization mechanism of the Fe–Mo–Fe coupling chain. Our results verify that the (Fe, N) co-doped single-layer MoS2 has the conditions required to become a dilute magnetic semiconductor.
    Long Lin, Yi-Peng Guo, Chao-Zheng He, Hua-Long Tao, Jing-Tao Huang, Wei-Yang Yu, Rui-Xin Chen, Meng-Si Lou, Long-Bin Yan. First-principles study of magnetism of 3d transition metals and nitrogen co-doped monolayer MoS2[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(9):
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