Surface spin slips in thin holmium films
We report a theoretical investigation of new spin slips phases of thin holmium (Ho) films. The new phases originate from the loss of coordination of atoms in the near surface region, which affects the balance between exchange and anisotropy energies, favoring the alignment of near surface spins alon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2012-09-01
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| Series: | AIP Advances |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4750030 |