ScCrCO₂ Multiferroic Monolayer

Polarization flips magnetic axis

A 2D multiferroic material whose easy magnetic axis reversibly switches between in-plane and out-of-plane via ferroelectric polarization reversal, coupled with a half-metal to semiconductor transition.

Shiying, He · Lei, Chihou · Zou, Daifeng

Applied Physics Letters 2025

Advantages

Reversible switching of the easy magnetization axis between in-plane and out-of-plane configurations

Accompanying electronic phase transition from half-metallic to semiconducting state