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Magnetic Moments in SmCo5 and SmCo5−x Cu x Films

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SmCo5 is an emerging perpendicular magnetic material for super-high density magnetic recording, due to its large magnetic anisotropy energy. In this paper, the magnetic moments of SmCo5−x Cu x have been studied using first principles calculation based on density-functional theory (DFT). Calculations are performed using the pseudopotential plane wave DFT code Vienna ab initio simulation package (VASP) with the projector augmented wave (PAW) method. The local density approximation LDA+U method is used for the calculation of the exchange correlation energy of Sm. The calculation results show that the average Co magnetic moment of SmCo5−x Cu x decreases with the increase of Cu doping concentrations, and the influence of the Cu doping on the spin state of Co is greater than that of Sm. The magnetic anisotropy energy of SmCo5 is analyzed. The electronic density of states and the differential in spin densities of atoms show that the spatial distribution of 4f electron and the 4f–3d coupling are the controlling factors of the magnetic anisotropy energy of SmCo5.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50871043, 51001051 and 61006079) and the National Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 20090451036).

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  1. Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Weiming Cheng, Sihai Zhao, Xiaoming Cheng & Xiangshui Miao

  2. Dept. of Electronics Sci. & Tech., Huazhong University of Sci. & Tech., Wuhan, 430074, China

    Weiming Cheng, Sihai Zhao, Xiaoming Cheng & Xiangshui Miao

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Cheng, W., Zhao, S., Cheng, X. et al. Magnetic Moments in SmCo5 and SmCo5−x Cu x Films. J Supercond Nov Magn 25, 1947–1950 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-012-1530-4

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