Current-tunable room temperature ferromagnetism and current-driven phase transitions
It is generally assumed that the application of a charge-current in ferromagnetic metals suppresses their ferromagnetic order through trivial Joule heating. Here, we demonstrate that a charge current can instead enhance magnetic ordering. Using a WTe2/Fe3Ge2Te (FGT) stack as a model system, we show that a charge current flowing in WTe2 controls the ferromagnetic properties and magnetic phase transition of the adjacent FGT via a current-induced effective magnetic-field arising from orbital magnetization. Remarkably, the charge current drives a substantial enhancement of the Curie temperature, boosting it well above room temperature. Furthermore, we show that the charge-current enables controlled tuning of the phase transitions in FGT, which confirms the scaling behaviour of a ferromagnet-paramagnet phase transition. This work provides a pathway for integrating two-dimensional ferromagnets into spintronic functionalities at technologically relevant temperatures and for exploring novel current-driven phenomena in ferromagnetic systems.