Spin polarization of platinum (111) induced by the proximity to cobalt nanostripes
Authors:
- Focko MeierFMFocko Meier
- Samir LounisSamir Lounis
- Jens WiebeJens Wiebe
- Lihui ZhouLZLihui Zhou
- Swantje HeersSHSwantje Heers
- Phivos MavropoulosPhivos Mavropoulos
- Peter H. DederichsPDPeter H. Dederichs
- Stefan BlügelStefan Blügel
- Roland WiesendangerRoland Wiesendanger
- 7 February 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 83 (7)
Abstract
We measured a spin polarization above a Pt(111) surface in the vicinity of a Co nanostripe by spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The spin polarization exponentially decays away from the Pt-Co interface and is detectable at distances larger than 1 nm. By performing self-consistent ab initio calculations of the electronic structure for a related model system we reveal the interplay between the induced magnetic moments within the Pt surface and the spin-resolved electronic density of states above the surface.Keywords
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