Electronic and magnetic properties of monolayer α-RuCl₃: a first-principles and Monte Carlo study

Abstract

Recent experiments revealed that monolayer α-RuCl₃can be obtained by a chemical exfoliation method and exfoliation or restacking of nanosheets can manipulate the magnetic properties of the materials. Thermal variations of magnetization and specific heat curves indicate that monolayer α-RuCl₃exhibits a phase transition between ordered and disordered phases at the Curie temperature of 14.21 K.