Molecular tilting and columnar stacking of Fe phthalocyanine thin films on Au(111)

Scanning tunneling microscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopic results at the Fe K edge of Fe phthalocyanine (FePc) thin films grown on Au substrates, together with theoretical calculations, allow us to refine the structure of the film. In particular, we show that the columnar stacking of the FePc...

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Authors: Bartolomé, F.; Bun¿u, O.; García, L.M.; Natoli, C.R.; Piantek, M.; Pascual, J.I.; Schuller, I.K.; Gredig, T.; Wilhelm, F.; Rogalev, A.; Bartolomé, J.
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Zaragoza
Repository:Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
OAI Identifier:oai:zaguan.unizar.es:46544
Online Access:http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/46544
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:Scanning tunneling microscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopic results at the Fe K edge of Fe phthalocyanine (FePc) thin films grown on Au substrates, together with theoretical calculations, allow us to refine the structure of the film. In particular, we show that the columnar stacking of the FePc molecules is different from that found in bulk a and ß phases. Moreover, the molecules do not lay parallel to the surface of the substrate. These structural findings are relevant to understand magnetism of FePc films.