CrBr3 (Chromium Bromide)
CrBr3 is a ferromagnetic semiconductor 2D material having a Curie temperature of ~37K. The layers are stacked together via van der Waals interactions and can be exfoliated into thin 2D layers.
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The CrBr3 crystals produced at HQ Graphene have a typical lateral size of ~0.6-0.8 cm, hexagonal shaped and have a metallic appearance.
More information about the CrBr3 crystals we sell can be found below.
| Crystal size | ~7 mm |
| Electrical properties | Ferromagnetic semiconductor (Curie temperature ~37K) |
| Crystal structure | Hexagonal |
| Unit cell parameters | a = 0.630, c = 1.838 nm, α = β = 90°, γ = 120° |
| Monolayer properties |  Link to C2DB containing calculated properties |
| Type | Synthetic |
| Purity | >99.995 % |
| Characterized by | XRD, Raman, EDX |
| More information? | Please contact us by email or phone |
The single crystal CrBr3 is characterized using:
XRD: single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (D8 Venture Bruker and D8 Advance Bruker)EDX: Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy for stoichiometric analysis
Raman: 785 nm Raman system
Raman, XRD and EDX on CrBr3:
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HQ Graphene Wiki on:
CrBr3 (Chromium Bromide)
1. Tang, C., et al. "Magnetic proximity effect in graphene/CrBr3 van der Waals heterostructures." Advanced Materials 32.16 (2020): 1908498.
2. Kozlenko, D.P., et al. "Spin-induced negative thermal expansion and spin-phonon coupling in van der Waals material CrBr3." npj Quantum Materials 6.1 (2021): 19.
3. Fumega, A.O., et al. "Electronic structure and magnetic exchange interactions of Cr-based van der Waals ferromagnets. A comparative study between CrBr 3 and Cr 2 Ge 2 Te 6." Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8.39 (2020): 13582-13589.