American Physical Society, Physical Review Letters, 20(74), p. 4059-4062, 1995
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.74.4059
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Detection of a distinct ferromagnetic order at surfaces of Ni-Al solid solutions is reported. By monitoring Lorentz force induced attenuation of the low-energy Auger electron spectrum, the Curie temperature at the annealed Ni–9% Al(110) clean surface has been found 111 K higher than the bulk value, and for Ni–5% Al the enhancement is 58 K. Its origin and the induced attenuation effects are discussed. Ar bombardment or O2 adsorption shift gradually the surface related transition temperature towards the bulk value.