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.

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Applied Physics Letters
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2025-11-10
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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0300838
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2D Materials and Applications
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Symmetry-engineered 2D Janus Fe2BN as a d -wave altermagnet with ferroelectricity and anomalous Hall effect

Guochun Yang, Juntao Song, Xu Yan
Applied Physics Letters
2D Materials and Applications
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Symmetry-engineered 2D Janus Fe2BN as a d -wave altermagnet with ferroelectricity and anomalous Hall effect

Guochun Yang, Juntao Song, Xu Yan
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Abstract

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.

Applied Physics LettersVol. 127(19)
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)
Openalex Percentile: Top 73%
2D Materials and Applications
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Symmetry-engineered 2D Janus Fe2BN as a <i>d</i> -wave altermagnet with ferroelectricity and anomalous Hall effect — Guochun Yang, Juntao Song, et al. · Applied Physics Letters (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS