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J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 156 (1996) pp. 107-108

Empty electron states in ultrathin Fe/Au(100) films

S. De Rossi

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia-Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy

S. Crampin

School of Physics, University of Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom

F. Ciccacci

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia-Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy

Abstract
We report a spin-resolved inverse photoemission study of the Fe films grown on Au(100), in which we have identified empty states with majority and minority spin character. We have also identified a spin-polarised interface states present in ultrathin films.