Abstract
Results of a self-consistent tight-binding calculation for one and two atomic layers of Cu on ferromagnetic Ni(100) show a Cu-induced moment reduction of about 0.33 and per atom in the first and second Ni layers, respectively. The Cu orbitals play almost no role. Even a single layer of Cu gives an almost ideal (surface-insensitive) interface behavior in the Ni, so spin-polarized interface states should be easily observable by photoemission.
- Received 20 November 1981
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.25.2959
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