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We have performed high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy of oxygen-adsorbed Fe thin films on W(110) to elucidate the evolution of electronic states upon surface oxidation. After oxygen adsorption of 0.25 monolayer onto Fe films, we found a surface state in the vicinity of the Fermi level which exhibits an undulating energy band dispersion. Our first-principles band-structure calculation indicates that this state is attributed to the spin-polarized minority band arising from the hybridization between Fe 3d and O 2p orbitals. The present result suggests that the observed surface state is related to the unusual magnetic properties of oxidized Fe surfaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We study the spin and orbital magnetic moments in Ta/Co0.4Fe0.4B0.2/MgO by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements as well as first-principles calculations, in order to clarify the origin of the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Both experimental and theoretical results show that orbital magnetic moment of Fe is more anisotropic than that of Co with respect to the magnetization direction. The anisotropy is larger for thinner CoFeB, indicating that Fe atoms at the interface with MgO contribute more than Co to the observed perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]