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Acknowledgement<br />

. . . These days, it is truism to say that education is vital, but it is<br />

important to remind ourselves of the larger purpose of education.<br />

After all, what good is the accumulation of knowledge if it does not<br />

lead to a happier life?<br />

(the Dalai Lama, 2009)<br />

This scientific work was created under valuable support of many individuals. The author<br />

expresses his deep gratitude to<br />

• My doctoral advisor Prof. Dr. Claus M. Schneider, who provided the opportunity for<br />

pursuing this doctoral thesis in his group and shared his treasure trove of experience<br />

with us, which helped to render our experiments fruitful.<br />

• The co-corrector of my thesis Prof. Dr. Carsten Westphal and the committee members<br />

Prof. Dr. Dieter Mergel and Prof. Dr. Klaus Hornberger.<br />

• Dr. Martina Müller, for her sedulous and professional guidance through the doctoral<br />

studies. Being a part of the fresh and open-minded Young Investigators Group “Oxide<br />

Spintronics Laboratory” was an invaluable experience. 228<br />

• Dr. Andrei Gloskovskij, Dr. Mihaela Gorgoi, Dr. Wolfgang Drube, Dr. Sven Döring,<br />

Dr. Alexander X. Gray, Dr. Slavomir Nemsac, Dr. Alexander M. Kaiser, and Prof. Dr.<br />

Charles S. Fadley for enduring and fruitful support during several HAXPES beamtimes.<br />

• JuProf. Dr. Marjana Ležaić and Dr. Konstantin Rushchanskii for the calculation of thermodynamic<br />

properties of silicides.<br />

• Dr. Martina Luysberg, Doris Meertens, Dr. Claire Besson, Dr. Lutz Baumgarten, Prof.<br />

Dr. Harald Ibach, PD Dr. Daniel Bürgler for experimental support and helpful discussions.<br />

• The mechanical and electronic workshops, under direction of Kurt Hirtz and Heinz<br />

Pfeifer, respectively. In particular, indispensable technical support was provided by<br />

Thomas Jansen, Franz-Josef Köhne, Bernd Küpper, and Norbert Schnitzler.<br />

• My colleagues Bernardus Zijlstra, Sebastian D. Flade, Michael Hoppe, Stephan Kramer-<br />

Sinzinger, Hatice Doğanay, Xiangzhong Zhou, and Rajeswari Jayaraman for experimental<br />

support, correcting my writing, and a pleasant atmosphere.<br />

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Ich danke meinen Eltern für ihre liebevolle Unterstützung.

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