Magnetic behavior of na films with Fe, Co, and Ni impurities.
Thin films of Na with Fe, Co, and Ni impurities are investigated. The magnetization of the impurities is measured by means of the anomalous Hall resistance. Fe and Co show a moment of about 6mu(B), while for Ni no moment is detected. Furthermore, the magnetic dephasing of the conduction electrons is measured by means of weak localization. The dephasing rate 1/tau(phi) of the 3d impurities differ qualitatively. For Fe impurities, 1/tau(phi) is so large that it cannot be measured. For Co, 1/tau(phi) has a moderate value while Ni shows hardly a dephasing effect at all.
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Department of Physics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0484, USA.
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