Dependence of Work Function on Surface Magnetization

• Authors: J. Baczyński , L. Wojtczak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

It is shown theoretically that, in contradiction to massive specimens, the work function of ferromagnetic thin films does not depend linearly on the square of magnetization as a consequence of the inhomogeneous magnetization distribution. This theoretical conclusion is confirmed by experimental investigations of gadolinium films as well as interpretation of the results reported for nickel samples.

Keywords

EN

75.70.-i; 73.30.+y

Discipline

• 75.70.-i: Magnetic properties of thin films, surfaces, and interfaces(for magnetic properties of nanostructures, see 75.75.-c)
• 73.30.+y: Surface double layers, Schottky barriers, and work functions(see also 82.45.Mp Thin layers, films, monolayers, membranes in electrochemistry; see also 87.16.D- Membranes, bilayers, and vesicles in biological physics)

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1991
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 707-716

Dates

published

1991-11

received

1991-07-29

Contributors

author

J. Baczyński

• Institute of Physics, University of Łódź, Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

author

L. Wojtczak

• Institute of Physics, University of Łódź, Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.80.707