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Laura Fernández1, Maxim Ilyn2, Ana Magaña3
1Donostia International Physics Center20018Donostia-San SebastiánSpain; Fachbereich Physik und Zentrum für MaterialwissenschaftenPhilipps-Universität Marburg35032MarburgGermany.
Abstract:
A trigon structure formed by submonolayer gadolinium deposition onto Au(111) is revealed as a robust growth template for Co nanodot arrays. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism measurements evidence that the Co nanoislands behave as independent magnetic entities with an out-of-plane easy axis of anisotropy and enhanced magnetic anisotropy values, as compared to other self-organized Co nanodot superlattices. The large strain induced by the lattice mismatch at the interface between Co and trigons is discussed as the main reason for the increased magnetic anisotropy of the nanoislands.
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