Probing buried magnetic nanostructures by spin-resolved local density of states at the surface: A density functional study

O. O. Brovko, V. S. Stepanyuk, W. Hergert, and P. Bruno
Phys. Rev. B 79, 245417 – Published 12 June 2009

Abstract

We demonstrate that it is possible to resolve magnetic properties of small clusters buried up to 1.5 nm deep beneath a metallic surface. The possibility of deducing magnetic properties of buried nanostructures by studying polarization maps of the surface is discussed. Moreover, we show that there is a way to determine the coupling of buried structures to each other by studying the polarization of electrons in vacuum space above the system.

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  • Received 29 December 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.245417

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

O. O. Brovko1, V. S. Stepanyuk1, W. Hergert2, and P. Bruno3

  • 1Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, D06120 Halle, Germany
  • 2Fachbereich Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, Friedemann-Bach-Platz 6, D06099 Halle, Germany
  • 3European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, BP 220, F38043 Grenoble Cedex, France

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Vol. 79, Iss. 24 — 15 June 2009

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