C(2x2) ferrimagnetic order versus P(1x1) ferromagnetic order in V, Cr, Mn monolayers on Fe(001)

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作者
Vega, A [1 ]
Bouarab, S [1 ]
Dreysse, H [1 ]
Demangeat, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV STRASBOURG 1,CNRS,GEMME,IPCMS,F-67037 STRASBOURG,FRANCE
关键词
monolayers; magnetic structures;
D O I
10.1016/0040-6090(95)07063-X
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The possibility of a ferrimagnetic-in-plane configuration with C(2X2) symmetry is analyzed for V, Cr and Mn monolayers deposited on Fe(001). The spin-polarized electronic distribution is calculated by solving self-consistently a tight-binding Hamiltonian in a mean field approximation. The relative stability of this solution with respect to the usual P(1X1) ferromagnetic-in-plane solution is determined by means of the difference of total energy. A nearly zero surface magnetization is obtained in the C(2X2) arrangement. The results of this study are discussed in relation with recent experimental observations.
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