Room‐Temperature Antisymmetric Magnetoresistance in van der Waals Ferromagnet Fe₃GaTe₂ Nanosheets

Abstract

Abstract Van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic materials have emerged as a promising platform for the development of 2D spintronic devices. However, studies to date are restricted to vdW ferromagnetic materials with low Curie temperature ( T c ) and small magnetic anisotropy. Here, a chemical vapor transport method is developed to synthesize a high‐quality room‐temperature ferromagnet, Fe 3 GaTe 2 (c‐Fe 3 GaTe 2 ), which boasts a high T c = 356 K and large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Due to the planar symmetry breaking, an unconventional room‐temperature antisymmetric magnetoresistance (MR) is first observed in c‐Fe 3 GaTe 2 devices with step features, manifesting as three distinctive states of high, intermediate, and low resistance with the sweeping magnetic field. Moreover, the modulation of the antisymmetric MR is demonstrated by controlling the height of the surface steps. This work provides new routes to achieve magnetic random storage and logic devices by utilizing the room‐temperature thickness‐controlled antisymmetric MR and further design room‐temperature 2D spintronic devices based on the vdW ferromagnet c‐Fe 3 GaTe 2 .