| AVS 61st International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures | Monday Sessions |
| Session MI+EM-MoM |
| Session: | Interfacial Effects in Oxide Heterostructures |
| Presenter: | Jack Rowe, North Carolina State University |
| Authors: | J.E. Rowe, North Carolina State University D.B. Dougherty, North Carolina State University E. Vescovo, National Synchrotron Light Source |
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Iron phthalocyanine adsorbed on an oxygen covered Fe(110) surface shows a complex coverage-dependent spin polarization during growth of the first molecular monolayer. Spin polarization is modified at low submonolayer coverages, absent at intermediate submonolayer coverages, and re-appears in modified form for a complete monolayer. This is attributed to coverage-dependent adsorption configurations from a random adsorption system to a packed monolayer with a well-defined interfacial spin polarization. In addition, we report on the observation of a rotation of the spin direction of photoelectrons in the presence of molecules, which is attributed to molecular modifications of surface magnetic anisotropy.