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arXiv 0904.0653cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.other
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磁性单晶上非磁性表面层的指示

Indication of a non-magnetic surface layer on a magnetic single crystal

Daniel Wegner, Gunter Kaindl

摘要:

在10 ~ 110 K温度范围内,用扫描隧道显微镜和光谱研究了Sm(0001)和Eu/Gd(0001)表面的结构和电子性质。在这两个系统中,观察到一个未占用的表面态,表现出一个温度依赖性分裂成两个状态的Eu/Gd(0001),而它是未分裂的Sm(0001)。这强烈地表明,尽管反铁磁性的三价Sm衬底,Sm(0001)的二价最外表面层是非磁性的。这些发现为超薄Sm薄膜的磁性研究提供了新的机会。

英文摘要:

The structural and electronic properties of the surfaces of Sm(0001) and Eu/Gd(0001) were studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy at temperatures between 10 and 110 K. In both systems, an unoccupied surface state is observed that exhibits a temperature-dependent splitting into two states for Eu/Gd(0001), while it is unsplit on Sm(0001). This strongly indicates that the divalent outermost surface layer of Sm(0001) is non-magnetic despite the antiferromagnetic trivalent Sm substrate. These findings open new opportunities for magnetic studies of ultra-thin Sm films.

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