- Lee, Ji-Eun;
- Yan, Shaohua;
- Oh, Sehoon;
- Hwang, Jinwoong;
- Denlinger, Jonathan D;
- Hwang, Choongyu;
- Lei, Hechang;
- Mo, Sung-Kwan;
- Park, Young;
- Ryu, Hyejin
Fe3GaTe2, a recently discovered van der Waals ferromagnet, demonstrates intrinsic ferromagnetism above room temperature, necessitating a comprehensive investigation of the microscopic origins of its high Curie temperature (TC). In this study, we reveal the electronic structure of Fe3GaTe2 in its ferromagnetic ground state using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. Our results establish a consistent correspondence between the measured band structure and theoretical calculations, underscoring the significant contributions of the Heisenberg exchange interaction (Jex) and magnetic anisotropy energy to the development of the high-TC ferromagnetic ordering in Fe3GaTe2. Intriguingly, we observe substantial modifications to these crucial driving factors through doping, which we attribute to alterations in multiple spin-splitting bands near the Fermi level. These findings provide valuable insights into the underlying electronic structure and its correlation with the emergence of high-TC ferromagnetic ordering in Fe3GaTe2.