Spin polarization in low-energy electron diffraction from Pt(111): experiment and theory

Bauer P, Feder R, Müller N. Spin polarization in low-energy electron diffraction from Pt(111): experiment and theory. Surface Science Letters. 1980;99(2):L395-L401.Spin polarization in low-energy electron diffraction from the (111) surface of platinum, which is geometrically unreconstructed, was measured by means of a Mott detector. Corresponding relativistic calculations yield mostly excellent agreement with the data and clearly favour an ion-core scattering potential model containing an energy-dependent exchange approximation