Oxygen Effect on Magnetic Anisotropy Energy of Co Nanowires on Cu(210) Surface - An Ab Initio Study

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An ab initio study of Co monatomic nanowires (NW) magnetic properties on pure and oxygen reconstructed Cu (210) surface was performed. Strong influence of oxygen surface impurity on MAE in Co nanowire was found. High value of magnetic moment and small energy of magnetic anisotropy (MAE) were obtained in Co nanowires on pure Cu (210) surface. After oxygen reconstruction of Cu (210) surface (Cu (210)-(2×1)O) the significant enhancement of MAE was found in Co nanowires, while the magnetic moment of Co atoms is practically unchanged. Oxygen on Cu (210) surface rotates easy magnetization axis in Co NW with respect to the pure surface.

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Solid State Phenomena (Volumes 233-234)

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530-533

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July 2015

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