Structural and magnetic properties of ternary Fe_1–xMn_xPt nanoalloys from first principles

• Markus E. Gruner and
• Peter Entel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 162–172, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.20

• only small additions of Mn can be tolerated for data recording applications. Keywords: density functional theory; Fe–Pt; magnetic data recording; magnetostructural transition; Mn–Pt; Introduction Magnetic transition metal alloy nanoparticles provide a large variety of possibilities in several