화학공학소재연구정보센터
Applied Surface Science, Vol.313, 850-857, 2014
Study of the magnetic-Alq(3) interface in organic spin-valves
The interface between the organic semiconductor tris(8-hydrixyquinolate) aluminium (Alq(3)) and two different magnetic electrodes has been investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Kelvin Probe, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and magneto-optic Kerr effect (MOKE) magnetometry. The transition metal magnetic electrode/Alq(3) films were first measured using a XPS, and then washed and remeasured. It was found that Alq(3) still existed on the magnetic electrode after washing. This suggests that the Alq(3) chemisorbs onto the transition metal electrode surfaces. Using MOKE magnetometiy, the surface magnetisation of the transition metal electrodes was studied. It was found that the surface magnetisation of the NiFe electrode changed with the Alq(3) layer on top, which was taken to be due to the Alq(3) chemisorption onto the NiFe electrode, so changing the electronic states at the interface. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.