Investigation of Magnetic Adatoms with Scanning Tunneling Techniques

In this work, magnetic atoms on surfaces are studied with low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. Motivated by the idea to use single atoms as magnetic bits, the factors that allow or prevent long-term stability of their magnetic moments are investigated. Lifetimes of up to several minutes ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Märkl, Junji Tobias (auth)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: KIT Scientific Publishing 2015
Colección:Experimental Condensed Matter Physics / Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Physikalisches Institut
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Sumario:In this work, magnetic atoms on surfaces are studied with low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. Motivated by the idea to use single atoms as magnetic bits, the factors that allow or prevent long-term stability of their magnetic moments are investigated. Lifetimes of up to several minutes can be achieved for the magnetic moments of holmium atoms on a Pt(111) surface, resulting from the combined symmetries of the system. Corresponding theoretical calculations are presented and evaluated.
Descripción Física:1 electronic resource (II, 99 p. p.)