SPIN-POLARIZED PHOTOEMISSION FROM QUANTUM-WELL AND INTERFACE STATES (INVITED)

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CARBONE, C [1 ]
VESCOVO, E [1 ]
KLASGES, R [1 ]
EBERHARDT, W [1 ]
RADER, O [1 ]
GUDAT, W [1 ]
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[1] BESSY, D-14195 BERLIN, GERMANY
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10.1063/1.358059
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We examine the role of quantum well and interface states in mediating the coupling between magnetic films. We have studied with spin- and angle-resolved photoemission the electronic structure of Cu on Co(100) and Ag on Fe(100). Noble metal states of sp-derived character are found to be spin-polarized upon contact with the magnetic materials. In Cu films up to 10 monolayer thickness polarized states have been observed. These observations are well described within the framework of one-dimensional quantum-well states, for film thicknesses above a few monolayers. In the low coverage regime, the hybridization with the magnetic states of the substrate strongly influences the character and the dispersion of the conduction bands.
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