Observation of the Exchange Interaction at the Surface of a Ferromagnet

D. Mauri, D. Scholl, H. C. Siegmann, and E. Kay
Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 758 – Published 8 August 1988
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Abstract

The temperature dependence of the surface magnetization MS(T) in the spin-wave regime is obtained from measurement of the spin polarization of the low-energy cascade electrons. With the T32 law, the ratio k of the mean spin deviation in surface and bulk is determined, where k reflects the perpendicular exchange interaction J. In the ferromagnetic glass FeNiB0.5, J depends critically on the chemistry of the first layer and is weakened even with a bulklike surface composition.

  • Received 21 April 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.758

©1988 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

D. Mauri, D. Scholl, H. C. Siegmann*, and E. Kay

  • IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California 95120

  • *Permanent address: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Vol. 61, Iss. 6 — 8 August 1988

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