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Publication
Physical Review Letters
Paper
Quantum well states as mediators of magnetic coupling in superlattices
Abstract
Quantum well states are found at the Fermi level in Cu on Co(100) and Ag on Fe(100) using inverse photoemission. They appear every 5.9 0.5 layers in Cu/Co(100), which agrees with the 5.5- to 6-layer oscillation period of the magnetic coupling in Cu/Co(100) superlattices. For Ag/Fe(100) they connect with minority-spin interface states observed below EF previously, providing a magnetic coupling channel through the noble metal. These properties are explained in terms of the bulk band structure. © 1992 The American Physical Society.