Vlaic Sergio, Mousadakos Dimitris, Ouazi Safia, Rusponi Stefano, Brune Harald
Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Laboratoire de Physique et d'Étude des Matériaux (LPEM), ESPCI Paris-PSL Universtity, CNRS UMR8213, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2022 Feb 2;12(3):518. doi: 10.3390/nano12030518.
The magnetic properties and the atomic scale morphology of bimetallic two-dimensional nanoislands, epitaxially grown on fcc(111) metal surfaces, have been studied by means of Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. We investigate the effect on blocking temperature of one-dimensional interlines appearing in core-shell structures, of two-dimensional interfaces created by capping, and of random alloying. The islands are grown on Pt(111) and contain a Co-core, surrounded by Ag, Rh, and Pd shells, or capped by Pd. The largest effect is obtained by Pd capping, increasing the blocking temperature by a factor of three compared to pure Co islands. In addition, for Co-core Fe-shell and Co-core FeCo-shell islands, self-assembled into well ordered superlattices on Au(11,12,12) vicinal surfaces, we find a strong enhancement of the blocking temperature compared to pure Co islands of the same size. These ultra-high-density (15 Tdots/in) superlattices of CoFe nanodots, only 500 atoms in size, have blocking temperature exceeding 100 K. Our findings open new possibilities to tailor the magnetic properties of nanoislands.
通过磁光克尔效应和扫描隧道显微镜,研究了在fcc(111)金属表面外延生长的双金属二维纳米岛的磁性和原子尺度形态。我们研究了核壳结构中出现的一维连接线、由盖帽形成的二维界面以及随机合金化对阻塞温度的影响。这些纳米岛生长在Pt(111)上,包含一个Co核,周围是Ag、Rh和Pd壳,或者由Pd盖帽。最大的影响是由Pd盖帽获得的,与纯Co岛相比,阻塞温度提高了三倍。此外,对于在Au(11,12,12)近邻表面自组装成有序超晶格的Co核Fe壳和Co核FeCo壳纳米岛,我们发现与相同尺寸的纯Co岛相比,阻塞温度有显著提高。这些仅500个原子大小的CoFe纳米点的超高密度(15 Tdots/in)超晶格,阻塞温度超过100 K。我们的发现为定制纳米岛的磁性开辟了新的可能性。