The effect of spatial confinement on magnetism: films, stripes and dots of Fe on Cu(111)
- 18 December 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 15 (2), R1-R30
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/15/2/201
Abstract
In this article, we review recent progress in the exploration of the complex magnetic phases of the fcc Fe/Cu(111) system. In particular, we emphasize the magnetic properties realized by the synthesis of novel nanostructures of Fe on Cu(111). These include monolayer films, one-dimensional stripe arrays and nanodot arrays. The effects of spatial confinement, together with strong spin–lattice correlations, result in dramatically different magnetic behaviour for the various manifestations of the Fe/Cu(111) system. Multi-scale theoretical calculations have been used to provide an understanding of the magnetic behaviour in each case.Keywords
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