@article{HanWiedwaldBiskupeketal.2011,
  author    = {Han, Luyang and Wiedwald, Ulf and Biskupek, Johannes and Fauth, Kai and Kaiser, Ute and Ziemann, Paul},
  title     = {Nanoscaled alloy formation from self-assembled elemental Co nanoparticles on top of Pt films},
  series = {Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology},
  volume    = {2},
  journal   = {Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology},
  doi       = {10.3762/bjnano.2.51},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-142869},
  pages     = {473-485},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {The thermally activated formation of nanoscale CoPt alloys was investigated, after deposition of self-assembled Co nanoparticles on textured Pt(111) and epitaxial Pt(100) films on MgO(100) and SrTiO3(100) substrates, respectively. For this purpose, metallic Co nanoparticles (diameter 7 nm) were prepared with a spacing of 100 nm by deposition of precursor-loaded reverse micelles, subsequent plasma etching and reduction on flat Pt surfaces. The samples were then annealed at successively higher temperatures under a H2 atmosphere, and the resulting variations of their structure, morphology and magnetic properties were characterized. We observed pronounced differences in the diffusion and alloying of Co nanoparticles on Pt films with different orientations and microstructures. On textured Pt(111) films exhibiting grain sizes (20-30 nm) smaller than the particle spacing (100 nm), the formation of local nanoalloys at the surface is strongly suppressed and Co incorporation into the film via grain boundaries is favoured. In contrast, due to the absence of grain boundaries on high quality epitaxial Pt(100) films with micron-sized grains, local alloying at the film surface was established. Signatures of alloy formation were evident from magnetic investigations. Upon annealing to temperatures up to 380 °C, we found an increase both of the coercive field and of the Co orbital magnetic moment, indicating the formation of a CoPt phase with strongly increased magnetic anisotropy compared to pure Co. At higher temperatures, however, the Co atoms diffuse into a nearby surface region where Pt-rich compounds are formed, as shown by element-specific microscopy.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SessiBiswasBathonetal.2016,
  author    = {Sessi, Paolo and Biswas, Rudro R. and Bathon, Thomas and Storz, Oliver and Wilfert, Stefan and Barla, Alessandro and Kokh, Konstantin A. and Tereshchenko, Oleg E. and Fauth, Kai and Bode, Matthias and Balatsky, Alexander V.},
  title     = {Dual nature of magnetic dopants and competing trends in topological insulators},
  series = {Nature Communications},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Nature Communications},
  doi       = {10.1038/ncomms12027},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-172704},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Topological insulators interacting with magnetic impurities have been reported to host several unconventional effects. These phenomena are described within the framework of gapping Dirac quasiparticles due to broken time-reversal symmetry. However, the overwhelming majority of studies demonstrate the presence of a finite density of states near the Dirac point even once topological insulators become magnetic. Here, we map the response of topological states to magnetic impurities at the atomic scale. We demonstrate that magnetic order and gapless states can coexist. We show how this is the result of the delicate balance between two opposite trends, that is, gap opening and emergence of a Dirac node impurity band, both induced by the magnetic dopants. Our results evidence a more intricate and rich scenario with respect to the once generally assumed, showing how different electronic and magnetic states may be generated and controlled in this fascinating class of materials.},
  language  = {en}
}