title: Magnetic anisotropies of late transition metal atomic clusters.
abstract: We analyze the impact of the magnetic anisotropy on the geometric structure and magnetic ordering of small atomic clusters of palladium, iridium, platinum, and gold. We have employed a noncollinear implementation of density functional theory where the spin-orbit interaction has been included self-consistently. The size of the clusters ranges from two to five, six, or seven atoms, depending on the element. Our results highlight the relevance of the spin-orbit interaction in the magnetic properties of small atomic clusters made of fourth- and fifth-row elements.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, Universidad de Oviedo, 33007 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández-Seivane
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferrer