Interfacial Charge Transfer and Morphology Govern Magnetism in Ultrathin VOx/MoSe2 Heterostructures

Yasinthara Wadumesthri; Nalaka Kapuruge; Raphael B. de Oliveira; Bruno Ipaves; Guilherme S. L. Fabris; Kinga Lasek; Florence A. Nugera; Jianjun Pan; Xiaomei Jiang; Douglas S. Galvão; Humberto Rodríguez Gutiérrez

arXiv · 2610.08494

Interfacial Charge Transfer and Morphology Govern Magnetism in Ultrathin VOx/MoSe2 Heterostructures

Yasinthara Wadumesthri·Nalaka Kapuruge·Raphael B. de Oliveira·Bruno Ipaves·Guilherme S. L. Fabris·Kinga Lasek·Florence A. Nugera·Jianjun Pan·Xiaomei Jiang·Douglas S. Galvão·Humberto Rodríguez Gutiérrez

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Engineering magnetism in two-dimensional semiconductors through interfacial interactions offers an attractive alternative to substitutional doping and provides opportunities for integrating magnetic and optoelectronic functionality within the same heterostructure. Here, we investigate ultrathin VOx films deposited on monolayer MoSe2 and demonstrate a pronounced enhancement of the magnetic response upon formation of the VOx/MoSe2 interface. Combined structural, spectroscopic, magnetic, and first-principles analyses support a consistent picture in which finite VOx clusters possess intrinsic magnetic moments that are further enhanced by electron transfer from MoSe2 to the oxide. The predicted charge transfer is also consistent with the increased trion contribution observed in the photoluminescence response of the heterostructure. Beyond this interfacial enhancement, the magnetic behavior is strongly governed by the morphology of the ultrathin oxide. A crossover from discontinuous clusters to more continuous films produces qualitatively different temperature dependences: the continuous-film regime exhibits conventional thermal demagnetization and coercive softening, whereas the clustered regime displays an unusual increase in magnetization and nonmonotonic coercivity with increasing temperature. These contrasting responses are captured by a phenomenological model in which morphology determines the collective magnetic dynamics through a distribution of effective reversal barriers and their thermally activated accessibility. Together, the results establish a unified picture in which interfacial charge transfer enhances the local magnetic moments of VOx, while nanoscale morphology governs their collective magnetic dynamics, providing complementary routes for controlling magnetism in oxide/transition-metal dichalcogenide heterostructures.

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Yasinthara Wadumesthri, Nalaka Kapuruge, Raphael B. de Oliveira, Bruno Ipaves, Guilherme S. L. Fabris, Kinga Lasek, Florence A. Nugera, Jianjun Pan, Xiaomei Jiang, Douglas S. Galvão, Humberto Rodríguez Gutiérrez. 2026-10-06. Interfacial Charge Transfer and Morphology Govern Magnetism in Ultrathin VOx/MoSe2 Heterostructures. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.08494

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