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. 2016 Sep 6;6:32742. doi: 10.1038/srep32742

Table 1. Optimized interlayer distances (Å), and magnetic moments (μB) of Fe(1) at the Fe|MgO and Fe(2) and Ta atoms at the Ta|Fe interface of Ta|Fe|MgO for different strains in the zero electric field.

η a dFe–O dFe–Ta MFe(1) MFe(2) MTa
−4% 2.860 2.21 1.79 2.862 2.146 −0.068
−2% 2.918 2.13 1.51 2.676 1.517 −0.266
0 2.978 2.08 1.45 2.670 1.502 −0.316

Strain at the experimental lattice constant (a = 2.987 Å) of MgO is taken as reference. The largest compressive strain with η = −4% considered in this study corresponds to the experimental lattice constant (a = 2.86 Å) of bulk Fe.