Abstract
Results are presented of the first ab initio self-consistent spin-polarized energy-band study of a ferromagnetic transition-metal film [Ni(001)] that is thick enough (nine layers) to accurately determine the energy dispersion and spatial character of surface states and their effects on the surface spin polarization, surface magnetic moments, and average exchange splittings. Band structures and surface states, layer density of states, and charge and spin densities are presented and used to discuss a number of experiments. We find no evidence for magnetically "dead layers" on Ni(001) surfaces. The surface-layer magnetic spin moment is reduced by 20% from the center-layer magnetic moment (which has the bulk value) due to a majority-spin d-hole surface state at M̄ which lies just above the Fermi energy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4585-4591 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1980 |
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Surface states, surface magnetization, and electron-spin polarization : Ni(001). / Wang, C. S.; Freeman, Arthur J.
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T1 - Surface states, surface magnetization, and electron-spin polarization
T2 - Ni(001)
AU - Wang, C. S.
AU - Freeman, Arthur J
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - Results are presented of the first ab initio self-consistent spin-polarized energy-band study of a ferromagnetic transition-metal film [Ni(001)] that is thick enough (nine layers) to accurately determine the energy dispersion and spatial character of surface states and their effects on the surface spin polarization, surface magnetic moments, and average exchange splittings. Band structures and surface states, layer density of states, and charge and spin densities are presented and used to discuss a number of experiments. We find no evidence for magnetically "dead layers" on Ni(001) surfaces. The surface-layer magnetic spin moment is reduced by 20% from the center-layer magnetic moment (which has the bulk value) due to a majority-spin d-hole surface state at M̄ which lies just above the Fermi energy.
AB - Results are presented of the first ab initio self-consistent spin-polarized energy-band study of a ferromagnetic transition-metal film [Ni(001)] that is thick enough (nine layers) to accurately determine the energy dispersion and spatial character of surface states and their effects on the surface spin polarization, surface magnetic moments, and average exchange splittings. Band structures and surface states, layer density of states, and charge and spin densities are presented and used to discuss a number of experiments. We find no evidence for magnetically "dead layers" on Ni(001) surfaces. The surface-layer magnetic spin moment is reduced by 20% from the center-layer magnetic moment (which has the bulk value) due to a majority-spin d-hole surface state at M̄ which lies just above the Fermi energy.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.21.4585
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.21.4585
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 4585
EP - 4591
JO - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
JF - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 10
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