Spin-flop structure at an antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic interface: Mn/Fe(1 0 0)
- Author(s)
- Daniel Spisak, Juergen Hafner
- Abstract
The structure and magnetic properties of manganese overlayers on Fe(1 0 0) substrates are explored using density functional theory. This system represents a model system for studying the magnetic properties of interfaces between a ferromagnet and antiferromagnet. Collinear calculations show that the Mn overlayer adopts an in-plane antiferromagnetic structure. When the constraint of spin collinearity is dropped, a spin-flop state with a nearly perpendicular direction of Fe and Mn moments is found. The exchange coupling constant between Fe and Mn moments is ferromagnetic and stronger than the antiferromagnetic Mn-Mn exchange coupling constant. © 2007.
- Organisation(s)
- Computational Materials Physics
- Journal
- Surface Science
- Volume
- 601
- Pages
- 4348-4351
- No. of pages
- 4
- ISSN
- 0039-6028
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2007.04.201
- Publication date
- 2007
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 1030 Physics, Astronomy
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/spinflop-structure-at-an-antiferromagneticferromagnetic-interface-mnfe1-0-0(46fe71f8-e950-4a4e-9a6c-7c8fcb1261f1).html