Bulk ferromagnetism in cleavable van der Waals telluride NbFeTe2

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 May 21;60(42):5518-5521. doi: 10.1039/d4cc01160k.

Abstract

A van der Waals telluride, NbFeTe2, has been synthesized using chemical vapor transport reactions. The optimized synthetic conditions yield high-quality single crystals with a novel monoclinic crystal structure. Monoclinic NbFeTe2 demonstrates a (100) cleavage plane, bulk ferromagnetism below 87 K, and a metallic ground state-the necessary prerequisites for needed spintronics technologies.