Published June 18, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Engineering the magnetic structure of Fe clusters by Mn alloying

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Fisica, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
  • 2. Departamento de Fisica Teorica, Atomica y Optica, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid (Spain)
  • 3. Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33007 Oviedo (Spain)

Description

We propose to tailor the magnetic structure of atomic clusters by suitable doping, which produces the nanometric equivalent to alloying. As a proof of principle, we perform a theoretical analysis of Fe6-xMnx clusters (x = 0-5), which shows a modulation of the magnetic moment of the clusters as a function of Mn doping and, more importantly, a collinear to noncollinear transition at x = 4

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/24/245701

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0957-4484/19/24/245701;
PII
S0957-4484(08)74018-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nanotechnology (Print)
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
24
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]
ISSN
0957-4484

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39111902
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMIC CLUSTERS; DOPED MATERIALS; ENGINEERING; IRON; IRON ALLOYS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MANGANESE ALLOYS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; ELEMENTS; MATERIALS; METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS