Atomic structure of FeRh(001) surface

Alloy of iron-rhodium, Fe50Rh50, shows a low-temperature metamagnetic phase transition between its antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic state. A detailed description of this transition using the tools of surface analysis has not yet been done. This bachelor’s thesis focuses on preparation and characterisation of the alloy’s clean surface using X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and low-energy electron diffraction. A flat field correction and a diffraction measurement callibration is done using a sample with known crystal lattice in order to quantify the diffraction results