X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and resonant photomission of V(TCNE)x hybrid magnets

C. Tengstedt*, M. P. De Jong, A. Kanciurzewska, E. Carlegrim, M. Fahlman

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Abstract

Thin films of V(TCNE)x were deposited in ultrahigh vacuum using a film growth technique based on in situ chemical vapor deposition of tetracyanoethylene, TCNE, and bis-benzene vanadium, V(C6H6)2. The in situ preparation method enabled, for the first time, experimental analysis of oxygen-free films. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements recorded at the V L2,3 edge confirmed room temperature magnetic ordering. A combination of conventional photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and resonant photoemission (RPE) measured at the V L3 edge shows that the highest occupied electronic state is V(3d) derived. The rearrangements of the TCNE- related valence electronic states observed in PES and the evidence of V(3d) and TCNE- π(π*) orbital overlap contained in RPE spectra, indicate that strong, covalent type bonding occurs between the vanadium and the TCNE molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Article number057209
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume96
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

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