Physics NotePublished
Decay of the Electronic Spin Polarization Outside a Surface of a Ferromagnetic Metal
J. S. Helman; W. Baltensperger
1991
Publication details
- Authors
- J. S. Helman; W. Baltensperger
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1991
- Description
- It is shown that the spin polarization of the electron cloud in thermal equilibrium with a ferromagnetic surface decays within a few Angstroms from the surface. This explains the vanishing spin polarization found in thermoemission from Ni and Fe by Vaterlaus et al [''Phys. Rev. Letters'' 65, 3041 (1990)].
- Year
- 1991
- Number
- CBPF-NF-028/91
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No