Local spin-density theory of interface and surface magnetocrystalline anisotropy: Pd/Co/Pd(001) and Cu/Co/Cu(001) sandwiches

Ding Sheng Wang; Ruqian Wu; A. J. Freeman

doi:10.1063/1.355367

Local spin-density theory of interface and surface magnetocrystalline anisotropy: Pd/Co/Pd(001) and Cu/Co/Cu(001) sandwiches

Ding Sheng Wang^*, Ruqian Wu, A. J. Freeman

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The interface magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MCA) of Cu/Co/Cu(001) and Pd/Co/Pd(001) sandwiches are investigated, employing our recently developed state tracking approach based on the full potential linearized augmented plane wave energy band method. The strong negative MCA energy for the Co monolayer is found to be decreased for Co/Cu, and even becomes positive for Co/Pd due to the interfacial hybridization, which reduces the spin orbit coupling (SOC) between the d_xz,yz - d_z ² pair at M̄.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6409-6411
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	75
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.355367
State	Published - Dec 1 1994

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