<p>In the growing field of spintronics there is a strong need for development of flexible lightweight semi-conducting magnets. Molecular organic-based magnets are attractive candidates since it is possible to tune their properties by organic chemistry, making them so-called “designer magnets”. Vanadium tetracyanoethylene, V(TCNE)<sub>x</sub>, is particularly interesting since it is a semiconductor with Curie temperature above room temperature (T<sub>C</sub>~400 K). The main problem with these organic-based magnets is that they are extremely air sensitive. This thesis reports on the frontier electronic structure of the V(TCNE)<sub>x</sub> by characterization with photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and near edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. It also presents a new and more flexible preparation method of this class of organic-based thin film magnets. The result shows improved air stability of the V(TCNE)<sub>x</sub> prepared with this method as compared to V(TCNE)<sub>x</sub> prepared by hitherto used methods.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:liu-10426 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Carlegrim, Elin |
| Publisher | Linköping University, Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology, Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary, text |
| Relation | Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Thesis, 0280-7971 ; 1338 |
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