2006/06/14 by S. Reich, G. Leitus, Y. Feldman · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.2208690
published as Applied Physics Letters, 88, 222502 (2006) · 9 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2006/06/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Direct magnetization measurements of thin gold films are presented. These measurements integrate the signal from the thin film under study and the magnetic contribution of the film's interface with the substrate. The diamagnetic contribution to the signal from the bulk substrate is of the same order as the noise level. we find that thin gold films can exhibit positive magnetization. The character of their magnetic behavior is strongly substrate dependent.