Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs

The extreme case of an Fe monolayer deposited onto a manganese arsenide (MnAs) substrate is analyzed using density functional theory. We find that an FeAs quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnetic surface nanostructure emerges. This nanostructure, which is magnetically nearly decoupled from the substr...

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Autores principales: Helman, C., Ferrari, V., Llois, A.M.
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spelling todo:paper_10980121_v92_n7_p_Helman2023-10-03T16:06:30Z Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs Helman, C. Ferrari, V. Llois, A.M. The extreme case of an Fe monolayer deposited onto a manganese arsenide (MnAs) substrate is analyzed using density functional theory. We find that an FeAs quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnetic surface nanostructure emerges. This nanostructure, which is magnetically nearly decoupled from the substrate, is due to bonding effects arising from the arsenic atoms bridging the Fe magnetic interactions. These interactions are studied and modeled using a Heisenberg-type Hamiltonian. They display an angular dependence which is characteristic of superexchange-like interactions, which are of the same order of magnitude as those appearing in Fe-based pnictides. © 2015 American Physical Society. Fil:Ferrari, V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Llois, A.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10980121_v92_n7_p_Helman
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description The extreme case of an Fe monolayer deposited onto a manganese arsenide (MnAs) substrate is analyzed using density functional theory. We find that an FeAs quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnetic surface nanostructure emerges. This nanostructure, which is magnetically nearly decoupled from the substrate, is due to bonding effects arising from the arsenic atoms bridging the Fe magnetic interactions. These interactions are studied and modeled using a Heisenberg-type Hamiltonian. They display an angular dependence which is characteristic of superexchange-like interactions, which are of the same order of magnitude as those appearing in Fe-based pnictides. © 2015 American Physical Society.
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author Helman, C.
Ferrari, V.
Llois, A.M.
spellingShingle Helman, C.
Ferrari, V.
Llois, A.M.
Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs
author_facet Helman, C.
Ferrari, V.
Llois, A.M.
author_sort Helman, C.
title Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs
title_short Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs
title_full Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs
title_fullStr Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs
title_full_unstemmed Arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional FeAs nanostructure on MnAs
title_sort arsenic-bridged magnetic interactions in an emerging two-dimensional feas nanostructure on mnas
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10980121_v92_n7_p_Helman
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