First-principles calculation of the magnetic and the electronic structures of ultrathin Fe layers on AlAs(001)

Journal of the Korean Physical Society

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 118-122

  Lee, B C ^a   Kim, I G ^a   Lee, J I ^a   Hong, S C ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calculated; Fe on AlAs; Magnet semiconductor interface; Magnetic moments surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041568536     PISSN: 03744884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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