Abstract
First-principles electronic structure studies based on local spin density functional theory and performed on extremely complex simulations of ever increasingly realistic systems, play a very important role in explaining and predicting surface and interface magnetism. This review deals with what is a major issue for first-principles theory, namely the theoretical/computational treatment of the weak spin-orbit coupling in magnetic transition metals and their alloys and its important physical consequences: magneto-crystalline anisotropy, magnetostriction, magneto-optical Kerr effects and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism. As is demonstrated, extensive first-principles calculations and model analyses now provide simple physical insights and guidelines to search for new magnetic recording and sensor materials.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 498-514 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 200 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1999 |
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Spin-orbit induced magnetic phenomena in bulk metals and their surfaces and interfaces. / Wu, Ruqian; Freeman, Arthur J.
In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 200, No. 1, 10.1999, p. 498-514.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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