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Intrinsic Magnetic Order of Chemically Exfoliated 2D Ruddlesden–Popper Organic–Inorganic Halide Perovskite Ultrathin Films
Author(s) -
Kim KiYeon,
Park Garam,
Cho Jaehun,
Kim Joonwoo,
Kim JuneSeo,
Jung Jinyong,
Park Kwonjin,
You ChunYeol,
Oh InHwan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202005445
Subject(s) - spintronics , materials science , ferromagnetism , exfoliation joint , magnetism , perovskite (structure) , antiferromagnetism , monolayer , condensed matter physics , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemistry , graphene , physics
Thin film fabrication of 2D layered organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites (2D‐OIHPs) for spintronic applications has been attempted using solution‐based process like Langmuir–Blodgett technique. However, monolayer or few‐layered 2D magnets are not yet realized, even though a wide spectrum of 2D Ruddlesden–Popper (RP) OIHPs are known as quasi‐2D Heisenberg magnets in bulk compounds. Here, chemical exfoliation by solvent engineering is applied to successfully synthesize large‐sized, few unit‐cell‐thick 2D RP‐OIHPs. Comprehensive structural characterization reveals that binary co‐solvents with high relative polarity in spin coating technique are the most effective among nine kinds of solvents. Above all, this enables few‐layered 2D RP‐OIHP ultrathin films sustaining their intrinsic magnetic order. It is found that XY‐like magnetic anisotropy driven by Jahn–Teller effect responsible for ferromagnetism in seven‐layered (C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH 2 NH 3 ) 2 CuCl 4 ultrathin films remains very robust, whereas Ising‐like dipolar anisotropy responsible for canted antiferromagnetism in ten‐layered (C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH 2 NH 3 ) 2 MnCl 4 ultrathin films is greatly reduced. It is expected that ferromagnetism even at monolayer limit should be possible by means of further sophisticated solvent engineering as long as Jahn–Teller effect is active. The chemical exfoliation using solvent engineering unambiguously can bring about a new breakthrough in the development of 2D RP‐OIHP van der Waals magnets for ultrahigh energy‐efficient spintronic, opto‐spintronic devices.