First Principles Study on the Geometric and Electronic Structures of the FeO/Pt(111) Surface

Abstract

The geometric, electronic, and magnetic properties of the FeO monolayer on a Pt(111) surface are investigated by first principles calculations. Generally, antiferromagnetic (AFM) structures are more stable than that of the ferromagnetic one. On the basis of a specific AFM structure, the long puzzling scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experimental observations can be well explained. In this AFM model, the Fe−O layer distance at the fcc region is larger than the hcp region, in contrast to previous theoretical results. The STM images at the field-emission regime are explained by local surface potential.