Abstract
Normalized differential tunneling conductivities obtained with Fe-coated W tips show a spin-polarized peak around +0.8 V on ultrathin bct Mn films grown on Fe(001)-whiskers. This spin-polarized peak results in a clear magnetic contrast in spectroscopic images. Our normalization removes the influence of the tunneling probability and makes the spectroscopic curves most reliable for a derivation of the spin-resolved sample density of states (DOS) at positive voltages. From this analysis we conclude that the magnetic contrast in our spectroscopic maps is caused by a highly polarized DOS. Furthermore, a tip polarization of about 15% is found.