Magnetism in atomic-size palladium contacts and nanowires

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作者
Delin, A
Tosatti, E
Weht, R
机构
[1] Abdus Salam Int Ctr Theoret Phys, I-34100 Trieste, Italy
[2] SISSA, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
[3] DEMOCRITOS Natl Simulat Ctr, INFM, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
[4] Comis Nacl Energia Atom, Dept Fis, RA-1650 San Martin, Argentina
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.057201
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have investigated Pd nanowires theoretically, and found that, unlike either metallic or free atomic Pd, they exhibit Hund's rule magnetism. In long, monostrand nanowires, we find a spin moment of 0.7mu(B) per atom, whereas for short, monostrand nanowires between bulk leads, the predicted moment is about 0.3mu(B) per nanowire atom. In contrast, a coaxial (6,1) nanowire was found to be nonmagnetic. The origin of the nanowire magnetism is analyzed.
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