Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 36, Number 1, October 1996
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Page(s) | 37 - 42 | |
Section | Atomic, molecular and optical physics | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00184-7 | |
Published online | 01 September 2002 |
Magnetic properties of clusters of transition metal atoms
1
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas -
P.O. Box 1527, Heraklio, Crete 71110, Greece
2
Physics Department, University of Crete, P.O. Box 1470, Heraklio, Crete
71409, Greece
3
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
40506-0055, USA
4
Center for Computational Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
40506-0045, USA
Received:
29
April
1996
Accepted:
26
August
1996
Using a newly proposed calculational scheme that combines the Hubbard approximation with the tight-binding molecular-dynamics method, we obtain the magnetic moments of Fen and Nin clusters with cluster size up to n = 55 in a systematic way. Our results indicate that the average magnetic moment per atom is significantly higher in the cluster than in the bulk, in agreement with recent experimental data for Fe and Ni clusters. Furthermore, it is found that magnetic effects stabilize the clusters in geometries that were found to be completely unstable when magnetism is ignored. In general, magnetic effects drive Fe (and to a lesser extent Ni) clusters into geometries of higher symmetry than that of the corresponding singlet states.
PACS: 36.40.Cg – Electronic and magnetic properties of clusters / 75.40.Mg – Numerical simulation studies / 75.50.-y – Studies of specific magnetic materials
© EDP Sciences, 1996
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