Symmetry-engineered 2D Janus Fe2BN as a <i>d</i> -wave altermagnet with ferroelectricity and anomalous Hall effect
Altermagnets, characterized by compensated magnetic moments and spin-split electronic bands, provide a promising platform for next-generation spintronics. However, two-dimensional (2D) altermagnets that intrinsically combine magnetism, ferroelectricity, and transport tunability remain extremely scarce. Here, we propose a Janus Fe2BN monolayer as a 2D d-wave altermagnet that intrinsically integrates antiferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, and strain-tunable anomalous transport. Strong Fe–Fe direct exchange stabilizes a robust checkerboard Néel order with a high Néel temperature of 291 K. The intrinsic B–N asymmetry generates a switchable out-of-plane ferroelectric polarization with a low energy barrier (0.80 eV/f.u.), whose reversal couples to magnetism and transiently drives a spin-polarized ferromagnetic state. Moreover, uniaxial strain lifts valley degeneracy by tuning electronic symmetry, activating a sizable anomalous Hall conductivity, and enhancing the spin Hall conductivity. These results establish Fe2BN as a symmetry-engineered 2D platform for electrically and mechanically tunable spintronic functionalities rooted in altermagnetism.
Authors
- Guochun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3083-472X)
- Juntao Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5791-4354)
- Xu Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2028-4376)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Yanshan University (CN)
- FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ)
- Institute of Physics (CN)
- Hebei Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Physics Letters
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0300838
- Primary Topic
- 2D Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00