ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We have calculated the local magnetic moments and magnetic order for a Fe(Cr) monolayer adsorbed on a stepped Cr(Fe)(107) substrate. The electronic structure at T=0 K has been self-consistently determined within the unrestricted Hartree–Fock approximation of the Hubbard Hamiltonian in the framework of a real-space tight-binding method. In the Cr/Fe(107) system, two magnetic arrangements have been obtained, the more stable being the less frustrated as obtained in the case of V overlayers on vicinal substrates of Fe. An analysis of both solutions in terms of the total energy calculation and the different degree of frustration is presented. For Fe/Cr(107), a two-step periodicity is obtained. The sign of the magnetization at the Fe overlayer changes from step to step. This spin-flop transition is consistent with the two-layer period oscillation recently observed in Fe/Cr/Fe wedge structures, and with the total magnetization determined from in situ magnetometer measurements during growth of ultrathin Fe films on Cr(001).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.358529
