The surface electronic structure of 100 Angstrom thick Gd(0001) films
deposited on W(110) has been studied by spin-resolved inverse photoemi
ssion. At low temperature the magnetic surface state at Gamma consists
of an empty minority and a partially empty majority part. The spin sp
litting vanishes upon approaching the bulk Curie temperature. This ''S
toner-like'' collapsing band behavior is also observed for transitions
into bulklike states. No indication was found for exceptional surface
magnetic properties such as enhanced Curie temperature or magnetic or
der different from the bulk.