MAGNETIC RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GD(0001) SURFACE

被引:141
作者
TANG, H
WELLER, D
WALKER, TG
SCOTT, JC
CHAPPERT, C
HOPSTER, H
PANG, AW
DESSAU, DS
PAPPAS, DP
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,DEPT PHYS,IRVINE,CA 92717
[2] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,INST SURFACE & INTERFACE SCI,IRVINE,CA 92717
[3] IBM CORP,ALMADEN RES CTR,DIV RES,SAN JOSE,CA 95120
[4] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD ELECTR LAB,STANFORD,CA 94309
[5] USN,RES LAB,WASHINGTON,DC 20375
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.444
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The surface magnetism of Gd(0001) films is studied using spin resolved electron spectroscopies. Both a canted surface magnetization vector out of the plane of the film and an enhanced surface magnetic ordering temperature 60 +/- 2 K higher than the bulk Curie temperature are observed. Our results show that the surface magnetic layer behaves as a separate entity from the bulk. The in-plane component of surface magnetization aligns ferromagnetically to the bulk. Spin resolved photoemission from the Gd 4f core levels shows almost-equal-to 65% spin polarization at 150 K, which extrapolates to almost-equal-to 91% at 0 K.
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页码:444 / 447
页数:4
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