Probing Charge Density Wave Effects in 1T-TaS₂ Monolayer/Ni₈₁Fe₁₉ Heterostructure: A Spin Dynamics Approach

The transition metal dichalcogenide 1T-TaS2 is known to exhibit a number of collective electronic states known as charge density wave (CDW) instabilities. Intriguing phenomena such as a large damping-like spin–orbit torque (SOT) have been reported in monolayer 1T-TaS2 [Nano Lett. 2020, 20 (9), 6372–6380]. Probing of CDWs in monolayer thick 1T-TaS2 has been an inconceivable task. Here, the temperature-dependent spin dynamics and the effect of CDWs in the 1T-TaS2(monolayer)/Ni81Fe19 (Py) (7 nm) heterostructure are reported. Employing ferromagnetic resonance, the effect of the different commensurate (C) and nearly commensurate (NC) CDW states on the spin dynamics during heating and cooling cycles has been characterized by use of the effective damping constant and the spin mixing conductance of the heterostructure. In addition, these CCDW and NCCDW states, which affect the SOT efficiencies due to damping- and field-like SOTs, have been evaluated by using angle-dependent planar Hall effect measurements in controlled cooling and heating cycles. Our findings provide a fundamental understanding of the effect of different CDW states on the spin dynamics in two-dimensional 1T-TaS2 monolayer interfaced Py.