Direct Spectroscopic Observation of the Energy Gap Formation in the Spin Density Wave Phase Transition at the Cr(110) Surface
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The spin density wave phase transition in chromium has been studied by angle-resolved photoemission on a (110) surface. The electronic band structure is shown to exhibit backfolding in the antiferromagnetic state. Direct spectroscopic evidence is obtained on the gradual opening of an energy gap at the Fermi level. The gap extends almost isotropically around the G point, its magnitude reaching 200 meV at room temperature. Density-functional band structure calculations confirm the location of the energy gap in reciprocal space and yield enhanced magnetic moments towards the surface. The transition probed in the near-surface layers exhibits a critical temperature of 440 K.
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