Cr2XTe4 (X = Si, Ge) monolayers: a new type of two-dimensional high-T C Ising ferromagnetic semiconductors with a large magnetic anisotropy

Two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic semiconductor (FMS) provides the ideal platform for the development of quantum information technology in nanoscale devices. However, most of them suffer from low Curie temperature and small magnetic anisotropic energy (MAE), severely limiting their practical application. In this work, by using first-principles calculations, we predicted two stable 2D materials, namely, Cr2SiTe4and Cr2GeTe4monolayers. Interestingly, both of them are intrinsic direct band gap FMSs (∼1 eV) with a large magnetization (8µBf.u.-1) and sizable MAE (∼500μeV Cr-1). Monte Carlo simulations based on Heisenberg model suggest markedly high Curie temperatures of these monolayers (∼200 K). Besides, their high mechanical, dynamical, and thermal stabilities are further verified by elastic constants, phonon dispersion calculations, andab initiomolecular dynamics simulations. The outstanding attributes render Cr2XTe4(X = Si, Ge) monolayers broadening the candidates of 2D FMS for a wide range of applications.