2016/05/31 by Alexandra Palacio-Morales, Alexandra Palacio‐Morales, André Kubetzka +3 · 14 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic force microscopy #Atomic units #Condensed matter physics #Coupling (piping) #Lattice (music) #Magnetic properties of thin films #Materials science #Molecular physics #Monolayer #Monte Carlo method #Nanotechnology #Physics #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Scanning tunneling microscope #Spin (aerodynamics) #Spin states #Surface and Thin Film Phenomena #cond-mat.str-el
paper · pdf · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02528
published in Nano Letters 16(10), 6252-6256 (American Chemical Society) · 5 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2016/06/22 · openalex publication_date 2016/09/15 · arxiv updated 2017/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy is used to investigate the magnetic state of the Fe monolayer on Re(0001). Two coexisting atomic-scale noncollinear spin textures are observed with a sharp transition between them on the order of the atomic lattice spacing. A position correlation between the two spin states is observed both in experiments and in Monte Carlo simulations, demonstrating their coupling behavior.