Magnetic consequences of NO chemisorption on (100) metal surfaces

Abstract
The magnetic properties of NO overlayers on a variety of ferromagnetic and paramagnetic (100) metal surfaces are calculated within the local-spin-density approximation. Bridge-site adsorption results in negligible spin densities in all cases on Rh, Pd, and Pt, and strongly suppresses the surface magnetic moments of Ni. Atop-site adsorption yields more complicated behavior, including residual NO magnetic moments on Pd (100) monolayers and induced ferromagnetism on thicker Pd and Pt slabs. © 1996 The American Physical Society.