Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 050801 (2009) [4 pages]Theory of Inelastic Electron Tunneling from a Localized Spin in the Impulsive ApproximationReceived 3 April 2009; published 29 July 2009 A simple expression for the conductance steps in inelastic electron tunneling from spin excitations in a single magnetic atom adsorbed on a nonmagnetic metal surface is derived. The inelastic coupling between the tunneling electron and the spin is via the exchange coupling and is treated in an impulsive approximation using the Tersoff-Hamann approximation for the tunneling between the tip and the sample. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.050801
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.050801
PACS:
07.79.Fc, 73.20.Hb, 75.70.Rf
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