First-principles study of electronic and magnetic properties of self-intercalated van der Waals magnet Cr${}_3$Ge${}_2$Te${}_6$

Jia-wan Li, Shi-Bo Zhao, Lin Zhuang +1

Self-intercalated van der Waals magnets, characterized by self-intercalating native atoms into van der Waals layered structures with intrinsic magnetism, exhibit a variety of novel…