Evidence for Selective Imaging of Different Magnetic Ions on the Atomic Scale by Using a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope with a Ferromagnetic Probe Tip
R. Wiesendanger; I. V. Shvets; D. Bürgler; G. Tarrach; H.-J. Güntherodt; J. M. D. Coey
Журнал:
EPL (Europhysics Letters)
Дата:
1992-05-15
Аннотация:
Atomic resolution has been obtained on a magnetite (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>(001)) surface using a scanning tunnelling microscope with nonmagnetic tungsten and ferromagnetic iron tips. Selective imaging of Fe<sup>2 +</sup> and Fe<sup>3 +</sup> on B-sites is achieved by using the ferromagnetic Fe probe tip, reflecting the different spin configurations of the two magnetic ions. Local order in the distribution of Fe<sup>2 +</sup> and Fe<sup>3 +</sup> on the (001) surface is found at room temperature, well above the bulk order-disorder (Verwey) transition.
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