Abstract
X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) spectroscopy was employed to investigate the electronic and magnetic structures of the bilayers of a C 60-Co compound and Ni. A few-several nm thick C60-Co compound layers on the Ni(1 1 1) surface are found to show intense XMCD signals attributed to the localized Co d-spins only with the remanent magnetization of Ni layer. It is suggested that the region of the C60-Co compound within 3 nm from the interface is ferromagnetically coupled with Ni due to the indirect exchange interaction mediated by C60, probably relevant to the interlayer charge transfer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 68-72 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 511 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 26 Jul 2011 |