Surface effects and structural dependence of magneto-optical spectra: ultrathin co films and (formula presented) alloys and multilayers

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 9432-9436

  Wu, Ruqian ^b   Freeman, A J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000057193     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9432     Document Type: Article

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