Penn, D.
, Apell, S.
and Girvin, S.
(1985),
Spin Polarization of Secondary Electrons in Transition Metals: Theory, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
(Accessed December 10, 2023)
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Spin Polarization of Secondary Electrons in Transition Metals: Theory
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Author(s)
, S Apell, S Girvin
Abstract
A theory of the spin polarization of the secondary electrons in transition metals and glasses is presented. In contrast to the secondary-electron intensity distribution, the spin polarization is shown to yield useful information about the electron-electron interaction. The ratio of the lifetimes of majority- to minority-spin electrons can be determined directly from the measured values of the spin polarization P(E) by τ{uarr}(E)/τ{darr} (E) = [(1-pB)/(1+pb)][1+P(E)]/[1-P(E)], where pB is the bulk magnetization. The theory is applied to both Fe and Ni.Citation
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Volume
32
Issue
12
Pub Type
Journals
Citation
Created January 1, 1985, Updated February 19, 2017