First-Principles Calculations of 2D Magnetic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Spintronics, which uses the electron’s spin for information processing, is considered one of the most promising information technologies. Among various functional spintronics materials, two-dimensional (2D) intrinsic ferromagnetic (FM) materials, including semiconductors and half-metals, integrating low dimensionality, ferromagnetism, high integration density, and magnetic anisotropy, have been considered ideal candidates for pure spin generation, injection, and transport in high-integration-density spintronic devices. Research on these 2D magnetic materials is rapidly evolving due to the worldwide excitement about their intriguing magnetic properties and potential applications. Among them, the family of atomically thin 2D magnetic materials has been quickly expanding following the discovery of graphene fifteen years ago, such as CrI₃, Cr₂Ge₂Te₆, VS₂, and other Van der Waals magnetic materials, thus opening up a vast field of low-dimensional magnetism. The scope of this Special Issue includes but is not limited to the theoretical prediction of the rapidly emerging field of two-dimensional and layered magnetic materials, which are interesting for both fundamental sciences as well as for novel optical and electronic applications. Some of the foreseen topics to be treated in the Special Issue will be:

• Discovery of 2D magnetic materials;
• Heterostructures combining 2D magnetic materials with other materials;
• Defect modulated magnetism in 2D and layered materials;
• Optical/electronic properties and novel perspectives;
• First-principles characterization;
• Computational methods in the field of magnetism.

Dr. He Huang
Dr. Gang Tang
Guest Editors

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