Crystal-field Effect on Magnetic Moment and Exchange-Coupling for Fe/W(100) and Fe/W(110)
Abstract
The Full-potential Linearized Augmented Plane-wave (FP-LAPW) method was employed to investigate the magnetic properties of 1 monolayer (ML) Fe on W(100) and W(110) substrates. Magnetic moments of the Fe overlayer are found to be very different with approximately 2.0 microBeta for Fe on W(100) and approximately 2.56 microBeta for Fe on W(110). The exchange coupling between Fe film and W substrate are also found to be orientation-dependent. The electronic coupling in Fe/W(100) thin film is found to be more long-range compared to the one in Fe/W(110). These differences could be explained by the differences of local atomic bonding and crystal-field splitting in these two orientations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADP014311
Entities
People
- Qian Xiao
- W. Huebner