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Phys. Rev. B 64, 140405(R) (2001) (4 pages)

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Layer-dependent magnetization at the surface of a band ferromagnet

R. Pfandzelter and M. Potthoff

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Physik, Invalidenstraße 110, 10115 Berlin, Germany

(Received 17 May 2001; published 17 September 2001)

The temperature dependence of the magnetization near the surface of a band ferromagnet is measured with monolayer resolution. The simultaneous application of highly surface-sensitive techniques enables one to deduce the layer-dependent magnetization curves at a Fe(100) surface. Analysis of data is based on a simple mean-field approach. Implications for modern theories of itinerant-electron ferromagnetism are discussed. ©2001 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v64/e140405
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.140405
PACS: 75.70.Rf, 75.50.Bb, 79.20.Hx, 79.20.Rf        Additional Information

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