Spin transport of half-metal Mn 2 X 3 with high Curie temperature: An ideal giant magnetoresistance device from electrical and thermal drives

Currently, magnetic storage devices are encountering the problem of achieving lightweight and high integration in mobile computing devices during the information age. As a result, there is a growing urgency for two-dimensional half-metallic materials with a high Curie temperature ( T C ). This study presents a theoretical investigation of the fundamental electromagnetic properties of the monolayer hexagonal lattice of Mn 2 X 3 (X = S, Se, Te). Additionally, the potential application of Mn 2 X 3 as magneto-resistive components is explored. All three of them fall into the category of ferromagnetic half-metals. In particular, the Monte Carlo simulations indicate that the T C of Mn 2 S 3 reachs 381 K, noticeably greater than room temperature. These findings present notable advantages for the application of Mn 2 S 3 in spintronic devices. Hence, a prominent spin filtering effect is apparent when employing non-equilibrium Green’s function simulations to examine the transport parameters. The resulting current magnitude is approximately 2 × 10 4 nA, while the peak gigantic magnetoresistance exhibits a substantial value of 8.36 × 10 16 %. It is noteworthy that the device demonstrates a substantial spin Seebeck effect when the temperature differential between the electrodes is modified. In brief, Mn 2 X 3 exhibits outstanding features as a high T C half-metal, exhibiting exceptional capabilities in electrical and thermal drives spin transport. Therefore, it holds great potential for usage in spintronics applications.