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Hydrogen-impurity-induced unconventional magnetism in semiconducting molybdenum ditelluride

  • Jonas A. Krieger
  • , Daniel Tay
  • , Igor P. Rusinov
  • , Sourabh Barua
  • , Pabitra K. Biswas
  • , Lukas Korosec
  • , Thomas Prokscha
  • , Thorsten Schmitt
  • , Niels B.M. Schröter
  • , Tian Shang
  • , Toni Shiroka
  • , Andreas Suter
  • , Geetha Balakrishnan
  • , Evgueni V. Chulkov
  • , Vladimir N. Strocov
  • , Zaher Salman

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Abstract

Layered transition-metal dichalcogenides are proposed as building blocks for van der Waals heterostructures due to their graphenelike two-dimensional structure. For this purpose, a magnetic semiconductor could represent an invaluable component for various spintronics and topotronics devices. Here, we combine different local magnetic probe spectroscopies with angle-resolved photoemission and density-functional theory calculations to show that 2H-MoTe2 is on the verge of becoming magnetic. Our results present clear evidence that the magnetism can be "switched on"by a hydrogenlike impurity. We also show that this magnetic state survives up to the free surface region, demonstrating the material's potential applicability as a magnetic component for thin-film heterostructures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number044414
JournalPhysical Review Materials
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023

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