Antiferromagnetic coupling of Cr-porphyrin to a bare Co substrate

作者:Girovsky Jan*; Tarafder Kartick; Waeckerlin Christian; Nowakowski Jan; Siewert Dorota; Haehlen Tatjana; Waeckerlin Aneliia; Kleibert Armin; Ballav Nirmalya; Jung Thomas A; Oppeneer Peter M
来源:Physical Review B, 2014, 90(22): 220404.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.220404

摘要

We report the discovery of an antiferromagnetic coupling of the magnetic moment of chromium(II) tetraphenylporphyrin (CrTPP) molecules to the magnetization of the clean ferromagnetic Co(001) substrate. We assign this unusual molecule-substrate exchange coupling to the less than half-filled chromium 3d orbitals interacting with Co valence band electrons via porphyrin-ligand molecular orbitals. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning tunneling microscopy are combined with DFT + U calculations and provide evidence for a surprising type of antiferromagnetic 90 degrees indirect magnetic exchange coupling.

  • 出版日期2014-12-10