Evidence for ferromagnetic order at the FeO(111) surface

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Koike, K
Furukawa, T
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[1] Advanced Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Saitama, 350-03, Hatoyama
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.3921
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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By using spin-polarized secondary electron spectroscopy, we have found that the surface of FeO(lll) prepared by oxidation of Fe(110) is ferromagnetically ordered above the hulk Neel temperature of 198 K. A possible cause of the ordering is the reconstruction of a polar FeO(lll) surface to reduce electrostatic surface energy.
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