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Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
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Otrokov, M. M., Fischer, G., Buczek, P., Ernst, A., Chulkov, E. V.

Search for stable ferromagnets among AIV/Fe digital alloys (AIV = Si, Ge) using first-principles calculations
Physical Review B 86, (18),pp 184418/1-7 (2012)
Using first-principles electronic structure calculations we investigate the existence of stable ferromagnets among the AIV/Fe digital alloys (AIV = Si,Ge), modeled as periodic sequence of Fe monolayers in the AIV host. Total-energy calculations and the magnetic force theorem are exploited for accurate determination of the magnetic ordering. To estimate the critical temperatures, Monte Carlo simulations are employed, while the renormalization-group analytical expressions are applied to assess the impact of the interlayer exchange on the critical temperature values. According to our results, among the systems under consideration only the Ge-based alloys feature a stable ferromagnetic ordering at nonzero temperature. The critical temperatures of these systems were found to be strongly dependent on the underlying crystal structure.

TH-2012-50