Spin-dependent electron attenuation by transmission through thin ferromagnetic films
- 28 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 66 (4) , 504-507
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.66.504
Abstract
Spin-polarized photoemission spectra at low photon energies from ferromagnetic ultrathin Fe layers on Cu(100) show a substantial polarization of the Cu 3d peaks. This is attributed to spin-dependent attenuation in the Fe overlayer. Values of the spin-dependent mean free path at low electron energies are obtained.Keywords
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