Excitation of plasmons in Ag/Fe/W structure by spin-polarized electrons
- School of Physics, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009 (Australia)
- St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Physics, St. Petersburg 199034 (Russian Federation)
- Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009 (Australia)
Using Spin-polarized Electron-Energy Loss Spectroscopy (SPEELS), the plasmon excitations were probed in a few atomic layers thick Ag film deposited on an Fe layer or on a single crystal of W(110). The measurements were performed at two specular geometries with either a 25° or 72° angle of incidence. On a clean Fe layer (10 atomic layers thick), Stoner excitation asymmetry was observed, as expected. Deposition of a silver film on top of the Fe layer dramatically changed the asymmetry of the SPEELS spectra. The spin-effect depends on the kinematics of the scattering: angles of incidence and detection. The spin-dependence of the plasmon excitations in the silver film on the W(110) surface and on the ferromagnetic Fe film is suggested to arise from the spin-active Ag/W or Ag/Fe interfaces.
- OSTI ID:
- 22482027
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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