STRONG MAGNETIC CIRCULAR-DICHROISM IN 4F PHOTOEMISSION FROM GADOLINIUM METAL

被引:63
作者
STARKE, K
NAVAS, E
BAUMGARTEN, L
KAINDL, G
机构
[1] Institut fur Experimentalphysik, Freie Universitat Berlin, W-1000 Berlin 33
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.48.1329
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We report on strong magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) in 4f photoemission (PE) from magnetized Gd(0001)/W(110) films. The shape of the 4f6-7F(J) final-state PE multiplet depends on the relative orientation between photon spin and sample magnetization and can be described within an atomic model. The spectra rule out antiferromagnetic alignment of the (0001) surface layer and the bulk of Gd. This MCD in 4f PE from rare-earth materials opens new perspectives in the analysis of surface and thin-film magnetism and as a sensor for circular polarization of soft x rays.
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页码:1329 / 1332
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