The electronic structure of GdN from x-ray spectroscopy Andrew Preston Department of Physics Boston University

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here Kevin Smith Louis Piper Sang Wan Cho Alex DeMasi NML at BU 09/09/28

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here Co-authors  Ben Ruck, Joe Trodahl  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand  Walter Lambrecht  Case Western Reserve  James Downes  Macquari University, Australia  Louis Piper, Kevin Smith  Boston University

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here Overview  High quality thin films  Temperature dependant  X-ray at the N K- and Gd M-edges  Absorption  Emission  Resonant emission

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here GdN  Half-filled 4f shell  Phys. Rev. B 73, (2006)  Semiconducting  Ferromagnetic 70 K  Phys. Rev. B 76, (2007)  Optical redshift  J. Appl. Phys. 106, (2009)  Epitaxial GdN  n ~ 4 x cm -3  Negative magnetoresistance  YSZ capping layer

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here X-ray absorption (XAS) EfEf Empty Filled 09/09/28

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here X-ray absorption (XAS) EfEf Empty Filled 09/09/28

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here X-ray emission (XES) EfEf Empty Filled 09/09/28

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here Band structure

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here Band structure

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here N K-edge XXS

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here ReN N K-edge XAS

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here N K-edge XXS

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here Spin-resolved PDOS

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here M-edge XAS and XES

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here Thanks  Appl. Phys. Lett. submitted