title: Atomic-scale spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy applied to Mn3N2(010).
abstract: Atomic-scale spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy is demonstrated in the case of the unique surface spin structure of Mn3N2(010) at 300 K. We find that the surface spin structure is manifested as a modulation of the normal atomic row height profile. The atomic-scale spin-polarized image is thus shown to contain two components, one the normal, nonpolarized part, and the other the magnetic, spin-polarized part. A method is presented for separating these two spatially correlated components, and the results are compared with simulations based on integrated local spin density of states calculated from first principles.
authors.affiliation: Condensed Matter and Surface Science Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens 45701, USA.
authors.forename: Haiqiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Arthur R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prikhodko
authors.forename: Walter R L
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Lambrecht