Li Bowen, Li Liangyue, Li Zefen, Wu Fangliang, Cui Jun, Cai Xinghan, Liu Fucai, Zhang Qi
National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
ACS Nano. 2025 Jul 15;19(27):25395-25402. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c06978. Epub 2025 Jul 4.
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) antiferromagnets are promising platforms for exploring quantum magnetism and spintronic devices. However, detecting antiferromagnetic order in ultrathin vdW layers presents a significant technological challenge. This study demonstrates the resolution of in-plane antiferromagnetic order and spin orientation in the atomically thin vdW antiferromagnet CrCl using the resonant magneto-optical Voigt effect. Notably, a pronounced quadratic magnetic linear dichroism is observed at resonant excitonic transitions of around 1.81 eV. Furthermore, we elucidate the antiferromagnetic domains and spin-flop transitions in this system by analyzing both the amplitude and orientation of the magnetic linear dichroism. Our approach leveraging resonant magneto-optical measurements provides an accessible and noninvasive means to probe antiferromagnetic orders and spin dynamics in quasi-2D magnetic systems.
二维(2D)范德华(vdW)反铁磁体是探索量子磁性和自旋电子器件的有前途的平台。然而,在超薄vdW层中检测反铁磁序存在重大技术挑战。本研究利用共振磁光沃伊特效应展示了原子级薄的vdW反铁磁体CrCl₃ 中面内反铁磁序和自旋取向的分辨率。值得注意的是,在约1.81 eV的共振激子跃迁处观察到明显的二次磁线性二向色性。此外,我们通过分析磁线性二向色性的幅度和取向,阐明了该系统中的反铁磁畴和自旋翻转转变。我们利用共振磁光测量的方法提供了一种可及且非侵入性的手段,用于探测准二维磁性系统中的反铁磁序和自旋动力学。