REVERSIBLE EU2+[--]EU3+ TRANSITIONS AT EU-SI INTERFACES

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HENLE, WA [1 ]
RAMSEY, MG [1 ]
NETZER, FP [1 ]
HORN, K [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK GESELL,FRITZ HABER INST,W-1000 BERLIN 33,GERMANY
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10.1063/1.105139
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Valence switching at Eu-Si interfaces is demonstrated by resonant photoemission during repeated oxidation-reduction cycles performed by room-temperature O2 exposure and mild heating. The Eu2+ <--> Eu3+ transitions are accompanied by Fermi level switching associated with changes in the stoichiometry of the surface heterostructure. The ability to cycle between two well-defined magnetic states at a surface may be attractive in technological applications.
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