Atomic scale spin-dependent STM on magnetite using antiferromagnetic STM tips

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 85-92

  Murphy, S ^a   Ceballos, S F ^a   Mariotto, G ^a   Berdunov, N ^a   Jordan, K ^a   Shvets, I V ^a   Mukovskii, Y M ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MISIS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antiferromagnet; Magnetite; MnNi; Spin polarized STM

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; ATOMS; BINARY ALLOYS; MANGANESE ALLOYS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

ANTIFERROMAGNETICS; ANTIFERROMAGNETS; ATOMIC SCALE; CHARGE-ORDERING; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; HEXAGONAL SUPERLATTICE; SPIN-POLARIZED EFFECTS; SPIN-POLARIZED STM; SURFACE DISPLAYS;

MAGNETITE;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; MAGNETITE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; PERIODICITY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 18644366541     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20148     Document Type: Article

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