Origin of the giant magnetic moments of Fe impurities on and in Cs films

Abstract

To explore the origin of the observed giant magnetic moments ($\sim 7{\mu }_B$) of Fe impurities on the surface and in the bulk of Cs films, we have performed the relativistic LSDA + U calculations using the linearized muffin-tin orbital (LMTO) band method. We have found that Fe impurities in Cs behave differently from those in noble metals or in Pd. Whereas the induced spin polarization of Cs atoms is negligible, the Fe ion itself is found to be the source of the giant magnetic moment. The 3d electrons of Fe in Cs are localized as the 4f electrons in rare-earth ions so that the orbital magnetic moment becomes as large as the spin magnetic moment. The calculated total magnetic moment of $M=6.43{\mu }_B$, which comes mainly from Fe ion, is close to the experimentally observed value.

4 pages including 3 figures and 1 table. Submitted to PRL

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