Small FenMn clusters: Magnetic order and magnetic moment

被引:11
作者
Wang, Bao-Ru [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Ma, Qing-Min [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Liu, Ying [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Li, You-Cheng [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Hebei Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Shijiazhuang 050016, Hebei, Peoples R China
[2] Hebei Adv Thin Film Lab, Shijiazhuang 050016, Hebei, Peoples R China
[3] Hebei Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Sci, Shijiazhuang 050018, Hebei, Peoples R China
[4] Natl Key Lab Mat Simulat & Design, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Iron-Manganese Clusters; Magnetic ordering; Density functional theory; NICKEL CLUSTERS; IRON CLUSTERS; DENSITY; STABILITIES; TRANSITION; MOLECULES; COBALT; ATOMS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ssc.2008.11.020
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
The effects of a manganese atom on the magnetic order and magnetic moments of FenMn (n = 1-12) clusters have been investigated using the all-electron density functional theory. The results reveal that the Fe-Mn couplings in the lowest-energy structures of Fe,, Mn (n = 1-12) clusters undergo a change from ferromagnetic ordering for the smallest (n = 1. 2) clusters to ferrimagnetic ordering for the intermediate (n = 3-6) clusters. Starting from n = 7, however, ferromagnetic Fe-Mn couplings completely prevail. The low coordination number of the doped Mn atom results in it having a high spin moment in the Fe-Mn binary clusters, which exhibits a marked magnetic moment surface enhancement effect. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:210 / 213
页数:4
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