Propriedades magnéticas de nanoestruturas de metais de transição 3d adsorvidas na superfície de Pt(111)

Abstract

In this work we use the first principles RS-LMTO-ASA (“Linear Muffin-Tin Orbital - Atomic Sphere Approximation”) method, based on the Density Functional Theory and implemented to calculate non-collinear magnetic structures, to investigate the magnetic properties of 3d (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni) nanostructures adsorbed on Pt(111). Different geometries such as adatoms, dimmers, trimmers, linear and zig-zag wires have been considered, with cluster sizes varying between 2 and 7 atoms. The Fe, Co and Ni clusters are found to order ferromagnetically regardless of the cluster geometry. We find enhanced spin and orbital moments at Fe, Co and Ni sites compared to what is found in bulk, which is attributed to the reduced coordination number present at the surface. For Mn and Cr clusters on Pt(111), antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between nearest neighbors are found to cause collinear antiferromagnetic ordering when the geometry allows it. If the antiferromagnetism is frustrated by the cluster geometry, noncollinear ordering is found. The values are in general in good agreement with experiment and other calculations, when available in the literature.