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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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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KIT Scientific Publishing
2015
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| Series: | Experimental Condensed Matter Physics / Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Physikalisches Institut
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (II, 99 p. p.) |
| ISBN: | KSP/1000049666 9783731504351 |
| Access: | Open Access |