Room Temperature Spin-Valve with van der Waals Ferromagnet Fe 5 GeTe 2 /Graphene Heterostructure.

The discovery of van der Waals (vdW) magnets opened a new paradigm for condensed matter physics and spintronic technologies. However, the operations of active spintronic devices with vdW ferromagnets are limited to cryogenic temperatures, inhibiting its broader practical applications. Here, we demonstrate the robust room-temperature operation of lateral spin-valve devices using the vdW itinerant ferromagnet Fe 5 GeTe 2 in heterostructures with graphene. The room temperature spintronic properties of Fe 5 GeTe 2 are measured at the interface with graphene with a negative spin polarization. Lateral spin-valve and spin precession measurements provide unique insights by probing the Fe 5 GeTe 2 /graphene interface spintronic properties via spin dynamics measurements, revealing multi-directional spin polarization. Density functional theory calculations in conjunction with Monte Carlo simulations reveal significantly canted Fe magnetic moments in Fe 5 GeTe 2 along with the presence of negative spin polarization at the Fe 5 GeTe 2 /graphene interface. These findings open opportunities for vdW interface design and applications of vdW magnet-based spintronic devices at ambient temperatures. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.