INDUCED MAGNETIZATION OF RU IN BCC-(100)-TEXTURED ADLAYERS ON FE(100) AND EXCHANGE-COUPLED FE/RU/FE TRILAYERS

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作者
TOTLAND, K
FUCHS, P
GROBLI, JC
LANDOLT, M
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[1] Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2487
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report an induced spin polarization in epitaxially grown bcc-textured Ru adlayers on Fe(100) as well as in the Ru spacer layer in exchange-coupled Fe/Ru/Fe trilayers. The measured spin polarization has a maximum value of P(Auger)=(10 +/- 2)% at the Fe interface which, in a crude approximation, corresponds to 0.7 mu(B) per atom. The polarization profile in Ru away from the interface is either a steep decrease or a strongly damped rapid oscillation.
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页码:2487 / 2490
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