Monatomic Fe and Co wires at the Pt surface step edge: Theory of the unconventional magnetic anisotropy

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 290-291 PART 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 257-260

  Shick, Alexander B ^a   MácA, František ^a   Oppeneer, Peter M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anisotropy theory; Magnetic moments, orbital; Nanocrystalline materials

Indexed keywords

COBALT; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATINUM; WIRE;

ANISOTROPY THEORY; LONG-RANGE MAGNETIC ORDERS; ORBITAL; STEP EDGE;

IRON;

EID: 14944380528     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2004.11.196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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