2004/04/18 by Yu. S. Dedkov, Mikhail Fonin, Dedkov, Yu. S. +6
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications #Magnetic properties of thin films #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Metallurgical and Alloy Processes #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0404423
11 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2004/04/18 · openalex publication_date 2004/04/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Electronic and structural properties of ultrathin MgO layers grown on epitaxial Fe(110) films were investigated at room temperature by means of spin-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger-electron spectroscopy, and low energy electron diffraction. The spin polarization at the Fermi level of the Fe(110) film decreases abruptly with increasing thickness of MgO layer up to 7 Å. This behavior is attributed to the formation of a thin FeO layer at the MgO(111)/Fe(110) interface, attenuating the intrinsic spin polarization.