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Title
Magnetic properties of bcc-Fe(001)/C-60 interfaces for organic spintronics
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Abstract
The magnetic structure of the interfaces between organic semiconductors and ferromagnetic contacts plays a key role in the spin injection and extraction processes in organic spintronic devices. We present a combined computational (density functional theory) and experimental (X-ray magnetic circular dichroism) study on the magnetic properties of interfaces between bcc-Fe(001) and C-60 molecules. C-60 is an interesting candidate for application in organic spintronics due to the absence of hydrogen atoms and the associated hyperfine fields. Adsorption of C-60 on Fe(001) reduces the magnetic moments on the top Fe layers by similar to 6%, while inducing an antiparrallel magnetic moment of similar to-0.2 mu(B) on C-60. Adsorption of C-60 on a model ferromagnetic substrate consisting of three Fe monolayers on W(001) leads to a different structure but to very similar interface magnetic properties.
Language
English
Source (journal)
ACS applied materials and interfaces. - -
Publication
2013
ISSN
1944-8244
DOI
10.1021/AM3024367
Volume/pages
5 :3 (2013) , p. 837-841
ISI
000315079700050
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UAntwerpen
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Last edited 24.01.2023
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