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Exchange Splitting of a Hybrid Surface State and Ferromagnetic Order in a 2D Surface Alloy

J. SeidelP. M. BuhlS. MousavionB. DupéE. S. WaltherK. MedjanikD. VasilyevS. BabenkovM. EllguthM. ManirajJ. SinovaG. SchönhenseH. -J. ElmersM. AeschlimannB. Stadtmüller

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Physics::Fluid DynamicsCondensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)FOS: Physical sciencesCondensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons

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Surface alloys are highly flexible materials for tailoring the spin-dependent properties of surfaces. Here, we study the spin-dependent band structure of a DyAg$_2$ surface alloy formed on an Ag(111) crystal. We find a significant exchange spin-splitting of the localized Dy 4f states pointing to a ferromagnetic coupling between the localized Dy moments at $40\,$K. The magnetic coupling between these moments is mediated by an indirect, RKKY-like exchange coupling via the spin-polarized electrons of the hole-like Dy-Ag hybrid surface state.

https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1906.03780