Anomalous Hall effect at the spontaneously electron-doped polar surface of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>PdCo</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">O</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> ultrathin films
T. Harada, K. Sugawara, K. Fujiwara, M. Kitamura, S. Ito, T. Nojima, K. Horiba, H. Kumigashira, T. Takahashi, T. Sato, A. Tsukazaki
Abstract
The authors probe a ferromagnetic state emerging on an atomic surface of a nonmagnetic layered metal PdCoO2. Measurements of PdCoO2 ultrathin films reveal that spin-polarized Pd-derived electrons are flowing at the surface under the influence of triangular lattices of magnetic Co ions.
Topics & Concepts
Condensed matter physicsFerromagnetismMaterials sciencePolarSurface (topology)Hall effectMetalElectronThin filmMagnetic fieldFerromagnetic material propertiesState (computer science)NickelCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsMagnetic properties of thin filmsChemical and Physical Properties of Materials