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Spin Dependent Attenuation Lengths for Ferromagnets

Published

Author(s)

R W. Rendell, David R. Penn

Abstract

Spin dependent attenuation lengths (AL) as a function of the hot electron energy are calculated for Fe, Co, and Ni. If λ 1(λ1) is the AL of an electron with spin parallel (antiparallel) to the majority spin direction of the ferromagnet then the quantity A = (λ1 - λ1)/(λ1 + λ1) is found to change sign as a function of the electron energy.
Citation
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
52
Issue
3
Pub Type
Journals
Nanomagnetics

Citation

Rendell, R. and Penn, D. (1981), Spin Dependent Attenuation Lengths for Ferromagnets, Journal of Applied Physics (Accessed March 14, 2025)

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Created February 28, 1981, Updated October 12, 2021