Magnetism in metallic multilayered systems using ab-initio electronic structure calculations and spin dynamics

• Grant number: 18/08138-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2018
• End date: December 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Helena Maria Petrilli
• Grantee: Pamela Costa Carvalho
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/50869-6 - INCT 2014: on Organic Electronics, AP.TEM

Abstract

The project is inserted in the study of new emerging phenomena in Materials Physics that result from the reduction of dimensionality. Special emphasis will be given to the magnetism in nano-structured systems, being mainly directed to propose new magnetic recording devices based on the movement of domain-walls. Computer simulations will be performed with state-of- the-art approaches for first principles calculations (using Quantum Mechanics) and spin dynamics (using Statistical Mechanics). In special, the combination of electronic structure calculations within the Kohn-Sham scheme for the Density Functional Theory (DFT), using the Real-Space- Linear-Muffin-Tin-Orbital in the Atomic-Sphere-Approximation (RS-LMTO-ASA) method, and spin dynamics calculations, using the Uppsala Atomistic Spin Dynamics (UppASD) code,will constitute the theoretical tools of the work. As an initial system, Co/Irn/Pt (111) (n = 0, 1, &, 6) multilayers will be studied. At a later stage, with the acquired experience, other similar multilayers, such as Ni/Irn/Pt(111) and Co/Run/Pt(111), will be investigated. (AU)