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The Metal-Insulator Phase Transition of Magnetite Surfaces Studied by Low-energy Ion Scattering

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Several MBE (molecular beam epitaxy) thin-film and single-crystalline surfaces of magnetite have been investigated by means of the low-energy ion scattering (LEIS) technique. Distinct anomalies in the temperature dependence of the scattered ion yield, R+(T), were observed in the metal-insulator phase transition region. The characteristic of the R+(T) curves indicated a complex interplay between the dominant Auger neutralization and re-ionization of neutralized particles in the outgoing path.

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  1. Institute of Physics, Pedagogical University, 30-084 Kraków, POLAND tarnawsk@ap.krakow.pl

    N.-T.H. Kim-Ngan

  2. Institute of Physics, Pedagogical University, 30-084 Kraków, POLAND

    W. Soszka

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Kim-Ngan, NT., Soszka, W. The Metal-Insulator Phase Transition of Magnetite Surfaces Studied by Low-energy Ion Scattering. Czech J Phys 54 (Suppl 4), 205–212 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-004-0065-8

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