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We report point-contact measurements of anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) in a single crystal of antiferromagnetic (AFM) Mott insulator Sr2IrO4. The point-contact technique is used here as a local probe of magnetotransport properties on…
We report a combined experimental and theoretical study of the unusual ferromagnetism in the one-dimensional copper-iridium oxide Sr$_3$CuIrO$_6$. Utilizing Ir $L_3$ edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, we reveal a large gap magnetic…
Nano-structures with giant magnetocrystalline anisotropy energies (MAE) are desired in designing miniaturized magnetic storage and quantum computing devices. Through ab initio and model calculations, we propose that special p-element dimers…
Employing $\textit{ab-initio}$ density functional theory (DFT), we performed a systematic investigation of the electronic structures and the magnetic properties of atomic bilayers composed of a 4$d$ transition-metal layer (Rh, Pd and Ru)…
SmCo5 is an important hard magnetic material, due to its large magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE). We have studied the magnetic properties of SmCo5 using density functional theory (DFT) calculations where the Sm f-bands, which are difficult…
Based on numerically accurate density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we systematically investigate the ground-state structure and the spin and orbital magnetism including the magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) of 3d- and…
CeRh6Ge4 is a cerium-based ferromagnetic material exhibiting a quantum critical behavior under pressure. We derive effective exchange interactions, using the framework of density functional theory combined with dynamical mean-field theory.…
Local environments and valence electron counts primarily determine the electronic states and physical properties of transition metal complexes. For example, square-planar surroundings found in transition oxometalates such as curprates are…
Iridates abound with interesting magnetic behaviours because of their strong spin-orbit coupling. Sr$_3$NiIrO$_6$ brings together the spin-orbital entanglement of the Ir$^{4+}$ ion with a 3$d$ Ni cation and a one-dimensional crystal…
Due to its strong magnetocrystalline anisotropy, FePt L1$\mathrm{_0}$ phase is considered as a promising magnetic recording media material. Although the magnetic properties of this phase have already been analyzed many times using density…
The magnetic properties of iron (spin and orbital magnetic moments, magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy) in various geometries and dimensionalities are investigated by using a parametrized tight-binding model in an $s$, $p$ and $d$ atomic…
The magnetic properties of Fe$_2$Ta and Fe$_2$W in the hexagonal Laves phase are computed using density functional theory in the generalised gradient approximation, with the full potential linearised augmented plane wave method. The alloy…
Substantial amounts of the transition metals Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni can be substituted for Li in single crystalline Li$_2$(Li$_{1-x}T_x$)N. Isothermal and temperature-dependent magnetization measurements reveal local magnetic moments with…
Single magnetic atoms or molecules with large single-ion magnetic anisotropy are highly desired for future applications in high-density data storage and quantum computation. Here we have synthesized an Fe-porphyrin complex on Au(111)…
Spins in molecular magnets can experience both anisotropic exchange interactions and on-site magnetic anisotropy. In this paper we study the effect of exchange anisotropy on the molecular magnetic anisotropy both with and without on-site…
In this work, compositions of CeFe11X and CeFe10X2 with all 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metal substitutions are considered. Since many previous studies have focused on the CeFe11Ti compound, this particular compound became the starting point…
Search for single-molecule magnets with large magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) is essential for the development of molecular spintronics devices used at room temperature. Through systematic first-principles calculations, we found that an…
The determination of Lande's g-factor and the damping constant is central to extracting crucial information about the spin-spin and spin-orbit interactions in magnetically ordered systems. In insulating compounds based on 3d elements, the…
The new challenges posed by the need of finding strong rare-earth free magnets demand methods that can predict magnetization and magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy (MAE). We argue that correlated electron effects, which are normally…