PREDICTION OF FERROMAGNETISM AND METAMAGNETISM IN 4D TRANSITION-METAL OVERLAYERS ON THE (001)-SURFACE OF AG (4D = TC, RU, RH, AND PD)

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ERIKSSON, O [1 ]
ALBERS, RC [1 ]
BORING, AM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ALAMOS SCI LAB,DIV THEORET,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1350
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O4 [物理学];
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We present the first theoretical evidence for ferromagnetism in 4d overlayers on a nonmagnetic substrate. These predictions are based on ab initio, spin-polarized, electronic-structure calculations within the framework of the local-spin-density approximation. For Tc, Ru, Rh, and Pd overlayers chemisorbed on Ag(001), only Ru and Rh exhibited ferromagnetism. Several metamagnetic spin states were found for the Ru overlayers.
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