Exchange-induced spin polarization of conduction electrons in paramagnetic metals
- 15 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 40 (17) , 11980-11982
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.40.11980
Abstract
The conduction electrons in Au are shown to be spin polarized at distances up to 10 nm from an interface with Fe by use of an electron tunneling technique. A simple model is proposed to explain this effect.Keywords
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