Two-dimensional magnets stack up against multiferroic competition
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Subjects Ferroelectrics and multiferroicsTwo-dimensional materials Bilayer 1T-CrTe2 breaks time-reversal and inversion symmetry in its magnetic state, allowing for strong magnetoelectric coupling at room temperature. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Electric and magnetic field control of multiferroic states in bilayer 1T-CrTe2.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. ReferencesSpaldin, N. A. & Ramesh, R. Nat. Mater. 18, 203–212 (2019).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Tian, D. et al. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02537-2 (2026).Article PubMed Google Scholar Xian, J. J. et al. Nat. Commun. 13, 257 (2022).Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Miao, G. et al. Adv. Electron. Mater. 11, 2400720 (2024).Article Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsDepartment of Chemistry and Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaMeixin Cheng & Adam W. TsenAuthorsMeixin ChengView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarAdam W. TsenView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Adam W. Tsen.Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleCheng, M., Tsen, A.W. Two-dimensional magnets stack up against multiferroic competition. Nat. Mater. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02591-wDownload citationPublished: 06 May 2026Version of record: 06 May 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02591-wShare this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Room-temperature two-dimensional multiferroic metal with voltage-controllable magnetic order Dacheng TianShulin ZhongLan Chen Nature Materials Article 09 Mar 2026