Title: Enhanced spin ordering temperature in ultrathin FeTe films grown on a topological insulator,
Abstract: We studied the temperature dependence of the diagonal double-stripe spin
order in one and two unit cell thick layers of FeTe grown on the topological
insulator Bi_2Te_3 via spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy. The spin
order persists up to temperatures which are higher than the transition
temperature reported for bulk Fe_1+yTe with lowest possible excess Fe content
y. The enhanced spin order stability is assigned to a strongly decreased y with
respect to the lowest values achievable in bulk crystal growth, and effects due
to the interface between the FeTe and the topological insulator. The result is
relevant for understanding the recent observation of a coexistence of
superconducting correlations and spin order in this system.