title: Electric field as a switching tool for magnetic states in atomic-scale nanostructures.
abstract: One of the most promising candidates for the construction of ultrahigh-density storage media is low-dimensional atomic-scale magnetic nanostructures exhibiting magnetic bi- or multistability. Here we propose a novel route of locally controlling and switching magnetism in such nanostructures. Our ab initio studies reveal that externally applied electric field can be used for this purpose.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, D-06120 Halle, Germany.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Negulyaev
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Stepanyuk
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hergert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirschner