Spin polarized secondary electrons; theory

Authors:

D.R. Penn, S.P. Apell and S.M. Girvin,

Name of the Journal:

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Date of Pub:

February 1986

Year of Publication:

1986

Volume:

54-57

Issue:

Part 2

Pages:

1041-1042

Abstract:

We show that the spin polarization of the secondary electrons, P(E), yields useful information about the electron-electron interaction. The ratio of majority to minority spin lifetimes is related to the measured values of P(E) by τ↑(E)/τ↓(E =[(1−p_B)/(1+p_B)][(1+P(E))/(1−P(E))], where p_B is the bulk magnetization.

DOI Link:

10.1016/0304-8853(86)90372-0