Dependence of Work Function on Surface Magnetization |
| J. Baczyński and L. Wojtczak Institute of Physics, University of Łódź, Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland |
| Received: July 29, 1991 |
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| It is shown theoretically that, in contradiction to massive specimens, the work function of ferromagnetic thin films does not depend linearly on the square of magnetization as a consequence of the inhomogeneous magnetization distribution. This theoretical conclusion is confirmed by experimental investigations of gadolinium films as well as interpretation of the results reported for nickel samples. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.80.707 PACS numbers: 75.70.-i, 73.30.+y |