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PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
卷 131, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.036201
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Magnetic multilayers with a separating insulating layer are widely used in functional devices. By using element selective x-ray resonant magnetic reflectometry, changes in the electronic structure of interfacial atoms caused by an electric field can be observed. The study shows that an electric field can slightly shift the energy of Ni L3-edge in a Ni/SiO2 interface, indicating a change in the oxidation state of interfacial Ni atoms. Further analysis reveals that only about 30% of the electrons moved by the electric field end up in interfacial Ni states.
Magnetic multilayers with a separating insulating layer are used in a multitude of functional devices. Controlling the magnetic properties of such devices with an electric field has the potential to vastly enhance their performance. Nevertheless, experimental methods to study the origin of electric-field-induced effects on buried interfaces remain elusive. By using element selective x-ray resonant magnetic reflectometry we are able to gain access to changes in the electronic structure of interfacial atoms caused by an electric field. With this method it is possible to probe interfacial states at the Fermi energy. In a multilayer stack with a Ni/SiO2 interface, we find that the electric field slightly shifts the Ni L3-edge in energy, which indicates a change of the oxidation state of interfacial Ni atoms. Further analysis of the strength of the effect reveals that only about 30% of the electrons moved by the electric field end up in interfacial Ni states.
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