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Field-angle dependent spin dynamics and mode evolution in monoclinic few-layer CrI3

Manar Haouili, Hua Xu, and Yan Liu

Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 5 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/n23c-4z2n

Abstract

Few-layer CrI₃ exhibits thickness-dependent interlayer antiferromagnetic coupling and magnetic field-induced spin-flip transitions. Although bilayer CrI₃ has been extensively studied, the spin dynamics of thicker multilayer structures remain less well understood. In this work, we present systematic simulations and analytical modeling of magnetization reversal and antiferromagnetic resonance modes in bilayer (2L), trilayer (3L), and tetralayer (4L) monoclinic CrI₃ . By solving coupled Landau–Lifshitz equations using parameters benchmarked against bilayer experimental results, we identify thickness-dependent resonance maps, mode frequencies, and critical fields under both out-of-plane and in-plane magnetic fields. The analytical mode frequencies obtained from linearized equations show good agreement with numerical results. We further demonstrate that antiferromagnetic resonances can be tuned by tens of gigahertz through rotation of the magnetic-field angle. These findings reveal thickness-controlled spin dynamics in van der Waals antiferromagnets and highlight their potential for multi-state memory and high-frequency spintronic applications.

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