A Room‐Temperature Spin‐Valve with van der Waals Ferromagnet Fe₅GeTe₂/Graphene Heterostructure

Abstract The discovery of van der Waals (vdW) magnets opened a new paradigm for condensed matter physics and spintronic technologies. However, the operations of active spintronic devices with vdW ferromagnets are limited to cryogenic temperatures, inhibiting their broader practical applications. Here, the robust room‐temperature operation of lateral spin‐valve devices using the vdW itinerant ferromagnet Fe₅GeTe₂ in heterostructures with graphene is demonstrated. The room‐temperature spintronic properties of Fe₅GeTe₂ are measured at the interface with graphene with a negative spin polarization. Lateral spin‐valve and spin‐precession measurements provide unique insights by probing the Fe₅GeTe₂/graphene interface spintronic properties via spin‐dynamics measurements, revealing multidirectional spin polarization. Density functional theory calculations in conjunction with Monte Carlo simulations reveal significantly canted Fe magnetic moments in Fe₅GeTe₂ along with the presence of negative spin polarization at the Fe₅GeTe₂/graphene interface. These findings open opportunities for vdW interface design and applications of vdW‐magnet‐based spintronic devices at ambient temperatures.