To do this, the researchers are looking at molybdenum sulfide single atomic layers. (sciencedaily.com)
The samples were grown with single atomic layer precision using molecular beam epitaxy at Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, by postdoctoral researcher and first author on the study Jason Hoffman. (anl.gov)
The team found that not only was a single atomic layer of chromium triiodide magnetic, but also that this property emerged at what is considered a relatively warm temperature: about — 228 °C. (scientificamerican.com)