THE INFLUENCE OF ENHANCED SURFACE MAGNETISM ON FINITE-SIZE-SCALING

Authors
WALDFRIED C MCAVOY T WELIPITIYA D DOWBEN PA VESCOVO E
Citation
C. Waldfried et al., THE INFLUENCE OF ENHANCED SURFACE MAGNETISM ON FINITE-SIZE-SCALING, Europhysics letters, 42(6), 1998, pp. 685-690
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Europhysics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
02955075
Volume
42
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
685 - 690
Database
ISI
SICI code
0295-5075(1998)42:6<685:TIOESM>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The thickness-dependent spin-polarized electronic structure of straine d ultrathin and thin films of Gd has been investigated. The surface ma gnetic structure dominates the magnetic ordering of the ultrathin Gd f ilms. With decreasing thickness some bulk bands exhibit increasingly m ore ''passive'' magnetic behavior. These bulk bands resemble a paramag net over an increasing volume of the bulk Brillouin zone with decreasi ng film thickness.