Single magnetic Co atoms are deposited on atomically thin NaCl films on Au(111). Two different adsorption sites are revealed by high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), i.e., at Na and at Cl locations. Using density functional based simulations of the STM images, we show that the Co atoms substitute with either a Na or Cl atom of the NaCl surface, resulting in cationic and anionic Co dopants with a high thermal stability. The dependence of the magnetic coupling between neighboring Co atoms on their separation is investigated via spatially resolved measurement of the local density of states.

Li, Z., Chen, H., Schouteden, K., Lauwaet, K., Giordano, L., Trioni, M., et al. (2014). Self-Doping of Ultrathin Insulating Films by Transition Metal Atoms. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 112(2) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.026102].

Self-Doping of Ultrathin Insulating Films by Transition Metal Atoms

CHEN, HSIN YI
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GIORDANO, LIVIA;PACCHIONI, GIANFRANCO
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2014

Abstract

Single magnetic Co atoms are deposited on atomically thin NaCl films on Au(111). Two different adsorption sites are revealed by high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), i.e., at Na and at Cl locations. Using density functional based simulations of the STM images, we show that the Co atoms substitute with either a Na or Cl atom of the NaCl surface, resulting in cationic and anionic Co dopants with a high thermal stability. The dependence of the magnetic coupling between neighboring Co atoms on their separation is investigated via spatially resolved measurement of the local density of states.
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thin films, DFT
English
2014
112
2
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Li, Z., Chen, H., Schouteden, K., Lauwaet, K., Giordano, L., Trioni, M., et al. (2014). Self-Doping of Ultrathin Insulating Films by Transition Metal Atoms. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 112(2) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.026102].
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