Temperature and Size Dependence of Antiferromagnetism in Mn Nanostructures

P. Sessi, N. P. Guisinger, J. R. Guest, and M. Bode
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 167201 – Published 13 October 2009
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Abstract

We report on variable-temperature STM investigations of the spontaneous long-range magnetic order of Mn monolayer nanostructures epitaxially grown on stepped W(110). The measurements reveal that the onset of the antiferromagnetic order is closely related to the Mn nanostructure width along the [001] direction, with a decreasing Néel temperature as we move from a 2D toward a quasi-1D system. In contrast, lateral confinement along the [11¯0] direction seems to play a less important role. The results are discussed in terms of anisotropic exchange coupling and of boundary effects, both potentially stabilizing long-range magnetic order in nanostructures confined in the [11¯0] direction.

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  • Received 2 June 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.167201

©2009 American Physical Society

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P. Sessi1, N. P. Guisinger2, J. R. Guest2, and M. Bode2

  • 1CNISM–Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
  • 2Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA

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Vol. 103, Iss. 16 — 16 October 2009

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