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Slow Magnetic Relaxation of Dy Adatoms with In-Plane Magnetic Anisotropy on a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas.

ABSTRACT: We report on the magnetic properties of Dy atoms adsorbed on the (001) surface of SrTiO₃. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism reveals slow relaxation of the Dy magnetization on a time scale of about 800 s at 2.5 K, unusually associated with an easy-plane magnetic anisotropy. We attribute these properties to Dy atoms occupying hollow adsorption sites on the TiO₂-terminated surface. Conversely, Ho atoms adsorbed on the same surface show paramagnetic behavior down to 2.5 K. With the help of atomic multiplet simulations and first-principles calculations, we establish that Dy populates also the top-O and bridge sites on the coexisting SrO-terminated surface. A simple magnetization relaxation model predicts these two sites to have an even longer magnetization lifetime than the hollow site. Moreover, the adsorption of Dy on the insulating SrTiO₃ crystal leads, regardless of the surface termination, to the formation of a spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas of Ti 3d_xy character, together with an antiferromagnetic Dy-Ti coupling. Our findings support the feasibility of tuning the magnetic properties of the rare-earth atoms by acting on the substrate electronic gas with electric fields.

SUBMITTER: Bellini V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330770 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Slow Magnetic Relaxation of Dy Adatoms with In-Plane Magnetic Anisotropy on a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas.

Bellini Valerio V Rusponi Stefano S Kolorenč Jindřich J Mahatha Sanjoy K SK Valbuena Miguel Angel MA Persichetti Luca L Pivetta Marina M Sorokin Boris V BV Merk Darius D Reynaud Sébastien S Sblendorio Dante D Stepanow Sebastian S Nistor Corneliu C Gargiani Pierluigi P Betto Davide D Mugarza Aitor A Gambardella Pietro P Brune Harald H Carbone Carlo C Barla Alessandro A

ACS nano 20220630 7

We report on the magnetic properties of Dy atoms adsorbed on the (001) surface of SrTiO<sub>3</sub>. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism reveals slow relaxation of the Dy magnetization on a time scale of about 800 s at 2.5 K, unusually associated with an easy-plane magnetic anisotropy. We attribute these properties to Dy atoms occupying hollow adsorption sites on the TiO<sub>2</sub>-terminated surface. Conversely, Ho atoms adsorbed on the same surface show paramagnetic behavior down to 2.5 K. With ...[more]

PMID: 35770912

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Slow Magnetic Relaxation of Dy Adatoms with In-Plane Magnetic Anisotropy on a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas.

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Slow Magnetic Relaxation of Dy Adatoms with In-Plane Magnetic Anisotropy on a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas.

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