Abstract
Dynamic susceptibility and spin waves in nickel thin films are investigated within the framework of the multiband model. Parameters of the model are chosen in such a way that one-electron ground-state results consistent with ab initio theories are obtained. The dispersion relation for spin waves which propagate in the plane parallel to the surface along the [1 0] and [1 1] directions is calculated. Acoustic surface mode is observed up to the Brillouin zone boundary for wave vector q along the [1 1] direction and localization of the mode in the surface layer gradually increases with increasing q. On the other hand, for q in the [1 0] direction acoustic surface mode appears only for low q values and it disappears in the band of bulk modes for greater values of q. Near the zone boundary only bulk modes are observed. It is suggested that the disappearance of the surface mode can be a result of crossing of spin-wave branches.
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