Electronic and magnetic states of CeCo5-xBx are studied element-specificall
y by means of high-resolution bulk-sensitive resonant photoemission spectro
scopy (RPES) and soft X-ray absorption magnetic circular dichroism (MCD). J
udging from MCD of the ferromagnetic CeCo5, the spins of Ce 4f and Co 3d el
ectrons couple antiferromagnetically with each other. RPES spectra show tha
t the Ce 4f states are itinerant and form strongly mixed bands with the Co
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