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Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3336 - 3339 (1998)

Spontaneous Magnetization of Simple Metal Nanowires

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N. Zabala *, M. J. Puska, and R. M. Nieminen
Laboratory of Physics, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 1100, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland

Received 6 November 1997

On the basis of self-consistent density-functional calculations, it is predicted that three-dimensional nanowires of simple (nonmagnetic) metals undergo a transition to a spin-polarized magnetic state at critical radii. The magnetic transition also contributes to the elongation force on the nanowire. The force exhibits oscillations due to quantum confinement, in tune with the conductance steps as the wire is pulled.


©1998 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3336
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3336
PACS: 73.20.Dx, 71.15.Mb, 75.30.Et

* Permanent address: Elektrika eta Elektronika Saila, Zientzi Fakultatea, E.H.U-U.P.V 644 P.K., 48080 Bilbo, Spain.

See Also

Comment: Oleg A. Starykh and Dmitrii L. Maslov, Comment on “Spontaneous Magnetization of Simple Metal Nanowires”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 2999 (1999)

Reply: N. Zabala, M. J. Puska, and R. M. Nieminen, Zabala, Puska, and Nieminen Reply:, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3000 (1999)

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