Table 1 Spin (M S ), orbital (M L ), M S plus magnetic dipole M D moments (in μ B ), and the total 〈J z 〉 = M S /2 + M L for the fcc-Ho adatom on Pt(111) with different values of the exchange splitting Δex, in comparison with DFT+U1, 3 and experimental data2.

From: Magnetic character of holmium atom adsorbed on platinum surface

 

〈M S 〉

〈M L 〉

〈M S 〉 + 〈M D 〉

〈J z 〉

DFT+U1

4.1

5.6

—

7.65

DFT+U3

3.91

5.88

—

7.84

Δex = 5 meV

3.39

4.92

4.09

6.62

Δex = 10 meV

3.32

5.14

4.28

6.80

Δex = 15 meV

3.32

5.15

4.30

6.82

XMCD2

2.28 ± 0.12

4.28 ± 0.06

2.84 ± 0.13

5.42 ± 0.08

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