Recent Publications

STM

1. J. Wiebe, L. Sacharow, A. Wachowiak, G. Bihlmayer, S. Heinze, S. Blügel, M. Morgenstern, and R. Wiesendanger,

Scanning tunneling spectroscopy on Co(0001): Spectroscopic signature of stacking faults and dislocation lines
Phys. Rev. B 70 035404 (2004)
 
2. K. von Bergmann, M. Bode, A. Kubetzka, M. Heide, S. Blügel, and R. Wiesendanger,

Spin-Polarized Electron Scattering at Single Oxygen Adsorbates on a Magnetic Surface
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 046801 (2004)
 
3. C. Busse, S. Baud, G. Bihlmayer, C. Polop, T. Michely, and S. Blügel,

Tunneling voltage dependent heights of faulted and unfaulted Ir islands on Ir(111)
Phys. Rev. B 68 201401(R) (2003)
 
4. A. Kubetzka, M. Bode, S. Heinze, O. Pietsch, X. Nie, G. Bihlmayer, S. Blügel, and R. Wiesendanger,

Spin-orbit induced local band structure variations revealed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 15, 679-692 (2003)
 
5. M. Bode, S. Heinze, A. Kubetzka, O. Pietsch, X. Nie, G. Bihlmayer, S. Blügel, and R. Wiesendanger,

Magnetization-direction-dependent local electronic structure probed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 237025 (2002)
 
6. D. Wortmann, Ph. Kurz, S. Heinze, K. Hirai, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel,

Resolving noncollinear magnetism by spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy
J. Mag. Magnet. Mat. 240 57-63 (2002)
 
7. S. Heinze, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel,

First-Principles Interpretation of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Applied to Transition-Metal Surfaces: Buried CuIr/Cu(100) Surface Alloys,
phys. stat. sol. (a) 187 (1), 215-226 (2001)
 
8. S. Heinze, Ph. Kurz, D. Wortmann, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel,

Complex Magnetism in Ultra-Thin Films: Atomic-Scale Spin Structures and Resolution by the Spin-Polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscope,
Appl. Phys. A 75, 25-36 (2002)
 
9. S. Heinze und S. Blügel,

Magnetische Ordnung wird sichtbar
Physik in unserer Zeit 32 (2001).
 
10. H.-J. Kim, E. Vescovo, S. Heinze, and S. Blügel,

Surface electronic structure of Fe(110): the importance of surface reconances,
Surf.~Sci. 478,, 193 (2001).
 
11. D. Wortmann, S. Heinze, Ph. Kurz, G. Bihlmayer and S. Blügel,

Resolving complex atomic-scale spin structures by spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86,, 4132 (2001). Gzipped Postscript file
 
12. D. Wortmann, S. Heinze, G. Bihlmayer and S. Blügel,

Interpreting STM Images of the MnCu/Cu(100) Surface Alloy,
Phys. Rev. B  62, 2862 (2000). Gzipped Postscript file
 
13. S. Heinze, M. Bode, A. Kubetzka, O. Pietzsch, X. Nie, S. Blügel, and R. Wiesendanger,

Real-Space Imaging of Antiferromagnetism on the Atomic Scale,
Science 288, 1805 (2000). Gzipped Postscript file
 
14. S. Heinze, X. Nie, S. Blügel, and M. Weinert,

Electric Field Induced Changes in STM Images of Metal Surfaces,
Chem. Phys. Lett. 315, 167 (1999).PDF File
 
15. S. Heinze, R. Abt, S. Blügel, G. Gilarowski, and H. Niehus,

STM-Images of transition-metal structures buried below noble-metal surfaces,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4808 (1999).Gzipped Postscript file
 
16. S. Heinze, S.  Blügel, R.  Pascal, M. Bode, R.  Wiesendanger,

Prediction of Corrugation Reversal in STM-images of bcc-(110)-surfaces: W(110), Ta(110), Fe(110),
Phys. Rev. B 58, 16432 (1998).Gzipped Postscript file
 
17. B. Voigtländer, V. Scheuch, H.P. Bonzel, S. Heinze, and S. Blügel,

Chemical identification of atoms at multicomponent surfaces on an atomistic scale: CoSi₂(100),
Phys. Rev. B 55, R13444 (1997).
 
18. Ph. Ebert, B. Engels, P. Richard, K. Schroeder, S. Blügel, C. Domke, M. Heinrich, K. Urban,

Contribution of surface resonances to STM images: (110) surfaces of III-V compound semiconductors,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 2997 (1996).

Various Applications

1. Yu. M. Koroteev, G. Bihlmayer, J. E. Gayone, E. V. Chulkov, S. Blügel, P. M. Echenique, and Ph. Hofmann,

Strong spin-orbit splitting on Bi surfaces
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 046403 (2004).
 
2. R. Detemple, D. Wamwangi, M. Wuttig, and G. Bihlmayer,

Identification of Te alloys with suitable phase change characteristics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 2572 (2003).
 
3. W. Maus-Friedrichs, M. Frerichs, A. Gunhold, S. Krischok, V. Kempter and G. Bihlmayer,

The characterization of SrTiO₃ (001) with MIES, UPS(HeI) and First-Principles Calculation
Surf. Sci. 515, 499-506 (2002).
 
4. I. Galanakis, G. Bihlmayer, V. Bellini, N. Papanikolaou, R. Zeller, S. Blügel and P. H. Dederichs,

Broken-Bond Rule for the Surface Energies of Noble Metals
Europhys. Lett. 58 (5), 751-757 (2002).
 
5. W. Wolf, G. Bihlmayer and S. Blügel,

Electronic structure of the Nowotny chimney-ladder silicide Ru₂Si₃,
Phys. Rev. B 55, 6918 (1997).Gzipped Postscript file

Magnetic Surface Alloys

1. G. Bihlmayer, Ph. Kurz and S. Blügel,

Overlayers, Interlayers and Surface Alloys of Mn on a Cu(111) Surface,
Phys. Rev. B 62, 4726 (2000).Gzipped Postscript file
 
2. G. Bihlmayer, R. Abt, S. Blügel and T. Asada,

Influence of Magnetism for the Alloy Formation of Ultrathin Films,
International Symposium on Structure and Dynamics of Heterogeneous Systems,
Editors: P. Entel and S. E. Wolf, page 179 (World Scientific 2000).Gzipped Postscript file
 
3. R. Abt and S. Blügel,

First-principles investigation of the formation of Mn/Ag(100) surface alloy,
Phil. Mag. B 78, 659 (1998).
 
4. Ch. Ross, M. Wuttig, Y. Gauthier, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel,

Structure, Growth and Magnetism of Mn on Cu(110),
Phys. Rev. B 57, 2607 (1998).
 
5. O. Rader, E. Vescovo, M. Wuttig, D. D. Sarma, S. Blügel, F. J. Himpsel, A. Kimura, K. S. An, T. Mizokawa, A. Fujimori, and C. Carbone,

Correlation satellite driven by reduced dimensionality,
Europhys. Lett. 39, 429 (1997).
 
6. O. Rader, W. Gudat, C. Carbone, E. Vescovo, R. Kläsges, S. Blügel, R. Kläsges, W. Eberhardt, M. Wuttig, J. Redinger, F. J. Himpsel,

Electronic Structure of two--dimensional magnetic alloys: c(2x2) Mn on Cu(100) and Ni(100),
Phys. Rev. B 55, 5404 (1997).
 
7. M. Wuttig, S. Junghans, T. Flores, S. Blügel,

Comment on ``Structure of the Mn--induced Cu(100)c(2x2) Mn surface'',
Phys. Rev. B 53, 7551 (1996).
 
8. M. Wuttig, Y. Gauthier, S. Blügel,

Magnetically Driven Buckling and Stability of Ordered Surface Alloys: Cu(100) c(2x2) Mn,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 3619 (1993).

Noncollinear Magnetism and Magnetic Chains

1. Ph. Kurz, F. Förster, L. Nordström, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel,

Ab initio treatment of noncollinear magnets with the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method
Phys. Rev. B 69 085317 (2004).
 
2. S. Di Napoli, G. Bihlmayer, S. Blügel, M. Alouani, H. Dreysse, and A. M. Llois,

Noncollinear magnetism in LaMn₂Ge₂ and LaMn₂Si₂ compounds
J. Mag. Magn. Mater. 272-276 (supp.) E265-E266 (2004).
 
3. I. Turek, J. Kudrnovský, M. Diviš, P. Franek, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel,

A first-principle study of electronic structure and exchange interactions in bcc europium
Phys. Rev. B 68 224431 (2003).
 
4. I. Turek, J. Kudrnovský, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel

Ab initio theory of exchange interactions and the Curie temperature of bulk Gd
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 15, 2771-2782 (2003).
 
5. I. Turek, S. Blügel, G. Bihlmayer, and P. Weinberger,

Exchange interactions at surfaces of Fe, Co, and Gd
Czech. J. Phys. 53, 81 (2003).
 
6. Ph. Kurz, G. Bihlmayer and S. Blügel,

Magnetism and electronic structure of hcp Gd and the Gd(0001) surface
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 14 6353-6371 (2002).
 
7. C. Pampuch, O. Rader, T. Kachel, W. Gudat, C. Carbone, R. Kläsges, G. Bihlmayer, S. Blügel and W. Eberhardt

One-dimensional spin-polarized quantum-wire states in Au on Ni(110),
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2561 (2000). Gzipped Postscript file

Ultrathin Magnetic Films

1. L. Sacharow, M. Morgenstern, G. Bihlmayer, and S. Blügel

High spin polarization at the interface between a Fe monolayer and InAs(110),
Phys. Rev. B 69, 085317 (2004).
 
2. Ph. Kurz, G. Bihlmayer, K. Hirai and S. Blügel,

`Itinerant magnets on a triangular Cu(111) lattice,
Phase Transitions 75 101--112 (2002).
 
3. M. Bode, S. Heinze, A. Kubetzka, O. Pietsch, M. Hennefarth, M. Getzlaff, R. Wiesendanger, X. Nie, G. Bihlmayer S. Blügel

Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of a Mn monolayer on W(110)
Phys. Rev. B  66 014422 (2002)
 
4. Ph. Kurz, G. Bihlmayer, S. Blügel, K.Hirai and T. Asada

Comment on "Ultrathin Mn films on Cu(111) substrates: Frustrated antiferromagnetic order",
Phys. Rev. B  63, 096401 (2001). Gzipped Postscript file
 
5. Ph. Kurz, G. Bihlmayer, K.Hirai and S. Blügel,

Three-Dimensional Spin Structure on a Two-Dimensional Lattice: Mn/Cu(111),
Phys. Rev. Lett.  86, 1106 (2001). PDF file
 
6. G. Bihlmayer, T. Asada and S.Blügel

Electronic and Magnetic Structure of the (001) surfaces of V, Cr and V/Cr,
To be published in Phys. Rev. B, 1. Nov 2000. Gzipped Postscript file
 
7. T. Asada, S. Blügel, G. Bihlmayer, S. Handschuh and R. Abt

First Principles Investigation of the Stability of 3d monolayer/Fe(001) Against Bilayer Formation,
44th Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference (1999)
J. Appl. Phys. 87, 5935 (2000).Gzipped Postscript file
 
8. Ph. Kurz, G. Bihlmayer and S. Blügel,

First Principles Investigation of Cr and Mn Monolayers on Cu(111),
44th Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference (1999)
J. Appl. Phys. 87, 6101 (2000).Gzipped Postscript file
 
9. T. Asada, G. Bihlmayer, S. Handschuh, S. Heinze, Ph. Kurz and S. Blügel,

First-principles Theory of Ultra-thin Magnetic Films,
J. Phys.:Condens. Matter 11, 9347 (1999).Gzipped Postscript file
 
10. T. Asada and S. Blügel,

Total Energy spectra of complete sets of magnetic states for Fe films on Cu(100),
Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 507 (1997).
 
11. J. Redinger, R. Podloucky, S. Blügel,

Ferromagnetism of 4d and 5d Transition Metal Monolayers on Ag(111),
Phys. Rev. B 51, 13852 (1995).
 
12. S. Blügel,

Magnetism of 4d and 5d Transition Metal Adlayers on Ag(001): Dependence on the Adlayer Thickness,
Phys. Rev. B 51, 2025 (1995).
 
13. S. Blügel,

Two-Dimensional Ferromagnetism of 3d, 4d, and 5d Transition Metal Monolayers on Noble Metal (001) Substrates,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 851 (1992).
 
14. S.  Blügel and P. H.  Dederichs,

Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism of 3d--Metal Overlayers on Noble Metal Substrates,
Europhys. Lett. 9, 597 (1989).
 
15. S.  Blügel, D.  Pescia and P. H.  Dederichs,

Ferromagnetism versus c(2x2) Antiferromagnetism of the Cr(001) Surface,
Phys. Rev. B 39, 1392 (1989).
 
16. S.  Blügel, M.  Weinert, and P. H.  Dederichs,

Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism of Cr(001) Surface,
Phys. Rev. B 39, 1392 (1989).
 
17. S.  Blügel, M.  Weinert, and P. H.  Dederichs,

Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism of 3d--Metal Overlayers on Metals,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 1077 (1988).

PhD & Diploma Theses From Our Group

1. "Non-collinear Magnetism of Ultrathin Magnetic Films" Philipp Kurz, 1997. Gzipped Postscript file
2. "Interpretation of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Magnetic Metal Surfaces by Electron Theory" Daniel Wortmann, 2000. PDF file
3. "First-Principles Theory of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Applied to Transition-Metal Surfaces" Stefan Heinze, 2000. Gzipped Postscript file