Evaluation of sample spin-polarization from spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopy experiments

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 93-104

  Yamada, T K ^a,b   Vazquez De Parga A L ^c   Bischoff, M M J ^a   Mizoguchi, T ^b   Van Kempen, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTO NICOLÁS CABRERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antiferromagnetic coupling; Iron; Manganese; Screw dislocation; Tip magnetization

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIZATION; MANGANESE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SCREW DISLOCATIONS; SCREWS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING; MAGNETIC CONTRAST; SCANNING TUNNELLING SPECTROSCOPY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPIN-POLARIZATION; SPIN-POLARIZED; SPIN-POLARIZED SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE POLARIZATIONS; TETRAGONAL STRUCTURE; TIP MAGNETIZATION;

IRON;

IRON; MANGANESE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MAGNETISM; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 18544388221     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20149     Document Type: Article

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