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Published on: June 28, 2018
Evaluation of sample spin-polarization from spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopy experiments
T K Yamada1, A L Vázquez de Parga, M M J Bischoff
1Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands. toyokazu.yamada@gakushuin.ac.jp
Abstract:
Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy has produced a great amount of images presenting magnetic contrast between different magnetic domains with an unsurpassed spatial resolution but getting values like the surface polarization has proven to be a difficult task. We will discuss in detail how to extract this information for the case of manganese layers grown on Fe(001) whiskers. Mn layers adopt a body-centered-tetragonal (bct) structure when they are grown on the Fe(001) surface at room temperature. The Mn layers show an antiferromagnetic coupling between the layers. Comparing our spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectra measured with Fe-coated W tips with spin-resolved band structure calculations, we are able to find the value of the sample surface polarization. Also discussed is a method to change the tip magnetization. Finally, the magnetic structure around a screw dislocation on the surface is reviewed.
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