Itinerant Nature of Atom-Magnetization Excitation by Tunneling Electrons

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2010-10-06

arxiv.org/abs/1010.1284v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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We have performed single-atom magnetization curve (SAMC) measurements and inelastic scanning tunneling spectroscopy (ISTS) on individual Fe atoms on a Cu(111) surface. The SAMCs show a broad distribution of magnetic moments with $\unit[3.5]{\mu_{\rm B}}$ being the mean value. ISTS reveals a magnetization excitation with a lifetime of $\unit[200]{fsec}$ which decreases by a factor of two upon application of a magnetic field of $\unit[12]{T}$. The experimental observations are quantitatively explained by the decay of the magnetization excitation into Stoner modes of the itinerant electron system as shown by newly developed theoretical modeling.

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