Antiferromagnetic coupling of the single-molecule magnet Mn12 to a ferromagnetic substrate

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2011-01-19

arxiv.org/abs/1101.3728v1

Phys. Rev. B (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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We investigate magnetic coupling between a monolayer of prototype single-molecule magnets Mn12 and a ferromagnetic Ni(111) substrate through S, using density-functional theory (DFT) and a DFT+U method. Our DFT and DFT+U calculations show that the Mn12 molecules favor antiferromagnetic coupling to the Ni substrate, and that they possess magnetic moments deviated from the magnetic moments of isolated Mn12 molecules. We find that the magnetic easy axis of the Mn12 on Ni (whole system) is dictated by that of the Ni substrate. The antiferromagnetic coupling is, dominantly, caused by superexchange interactions between the magnetic moments of the Mn and the Ni substrate via the S, C, and O anions. Our findings can be observed from x-ray magnetic circular dichroism or scanning tunneling microscopy.

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