Magnetic Coupling and Chiral Structures in Rare Earth Metal Molecular Systems

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We have observed that the addition of C60 molecules on the surface of rare earth (RE) metal thin films alters magnetic transitions into collinear and non-collinear states. The molecules themselves may become weakly spin polarised. Here, we aim to explore the as yet unexplained origin of this effect and its possible applications. Critically for our systems, PNR is a unique technique in that it allows us to study the magnetic profile of samples composed of elements with very different atomic weights and properties, such as carbon and gadolinium, and without damaging the highly sensitive interfaces. Comparing measurements at the second order transition into the ferromagnetic state between Y/Gd and Y/Gd/C60 samples we will be able to determine the local magnetic moments and the spatial profile of the magnetic interaction.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.98020590
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/98020590
Provenance
Creator Dr Tim Moorsom; Mr Alistair Walton; Dr Andrew Caruana; Professor Bryan Hickey; Dr Oscar Cespedes; Dr Christy Kinane; Mr Timothy Moorsom
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2021
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Natural Sciences; Physics
Temporal Coverage Begin 2018-10-16T07:30:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2018-10-22T07:30:00Z