Ground-State Properties and Spin Waves in Ultrathin Fe Films Covered with Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Materials

Properties of ultrathin films consisted of 5 and 7 atomic layers of Fe and covered with magnetic (Co) or nonmagnetic (Cu, Ag) materials are investigated within the framework of the multiband model. Ground-state results consistent with those known from ab initio approaches are obtained. Spin waves are studied in the random phase approximation with the use of the susceptibility method. Amplitudes and dispersion relations are calculated. Two acoustic modes with amplitudes enhanced at the interface are found.