Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy study of MnAu(001) thin films
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T. K. Yamada,1,2 R. Robles,3 E. Martinez,4 M. M. J. Bischoff,2 A. Vega,4 A. L. Vázquez de Parga,5 T. Mizoguchi,1 and H. van Kempen2 1Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, 171-8588 Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan 2Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands 3Department of Physics, Uppsala University, SE-75121, Uppsala, Sweden 4Department de Física Teórica, Atómica y Optica, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain 5Department de Física de la Materia Condensada and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales “N. Cabrera,” Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain Received 1 December 2004; revised manuscript received 11 March 2005; published 5 July 2005
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