Origin of Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy and Large Orbital Moment in Fe Atoms on MgO.

Baumann, S; Donati, F; Stepanow, S; Rusponi, S; Paul, W; Gangopadhyay, S; Rau, I G; Pacchioni, G E; Gragnaniello, L; Pivetta, M; Dreiser, J; Piamonteze, C; Lutz, C P; Macfarlane, R M; Jones, B A; Gambardella, P; Heinrich, A J; Brune, H

Baumann, S; Donati, F; Stepanow, S; Rusponi, S; Paul, W; Gangopadhyay, S; Rau, I G; Pacchioni, G E; Gragnaniello, L; Pivetta, M; Dreiser, J; Piamonteze, C; Lutz, C P; Macfarlane, R M; Jones, B A; Gambardella, P; Heinrich, A J; Brune, H.

Afiliação

Baumann S; IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120, USA.
Donati F; Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Stepanow S; Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Rusponi S; Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Paul W; Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Gangopadhyay S; IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120, USA.
Rau IG; IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120, USA.
Pacchioni GE; Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
Gragnaniello L; IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120, USA.
Pivetta M; Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Dreiser J; Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Piamonteze C; Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lutz CP; Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Macfarlane RM; Swiss Light Source (SLS), Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Jones BA; Swiss Light Source (SLS), Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Gambardella P; IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120, USA.
Heinrich AJ; IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120, USA.
Brune H; IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120, USA.

Phys Rev Lett ; 115(23): 237202, 2015 Dec 04.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26684139

RESUMO

We report on the magnetic properties of individual Fe atoms deposited on MgO(100) thin films probed by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. We show that the Fe atoms have strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy with a zero-field splitting of 14.0±0.3 meV/atom. This is a factor of 10 larger than the interface anisotropy of epitaxial Fe layers on MgO and the largest value reported for Fe atoms adsorbed on surfaces. The interplay between the ligand field at the O adsorption sites and spin-orbit coupling is analyzed by density functional theory and multiplet calculations, providing a comprehensive model of the magnetic properties of Fe atoms in a low-symmetry bonding environment.

Texto completo

Imprimir

XML

PubMed Links

Buscar no Google

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Phys Rev Lett Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo

Imprimir

XML

PubMed Links

Buscar no Google