Origin of magnetic contrast in spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopy: Experiments on ultra-thin Mn films

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 42, Issue 7 B, 2003, Pages 4688-4691

  Yamada, Toyo K ^a,b   Bischoff, Maarten M J ^a   Heijnen, George M M ^a   Mizoguchi, Tadashi ^b   Van Kempen, Herman ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Iron; Magnetic films; Manganese; Spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy; Spin polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopies; Surface magnetism

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETISM; MANGANESE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

MAGNETIC CONTRAST; SCANNING TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; SPIN-POLARIZED SCANNING TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE MAGNETISM; TUNNELING PROBABILITY FUNCTION; ULTRATHIN MANGANESE FILM;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0141569281     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.42.4688     Document Type: Article

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