Buckminsterfullerene's movability on the Fe(001) surface

Abstract

Organic-based spintronics is one of the most fast-developing fields in nanoelectronics. Buckmin- sterfullerene-based composites are widely investigated due to its unique properties and there is a number of studies concerned with its interfaces with various types of substrates. Ferromagnetic surfaces are of a particular interest for potential spintronics applications. Based on the data reported in literature, we suppose that there are more than one stable structure in C60/Fe(001) composite system. Here we investigate different possible adsorption sites of C60 molecule and reveal the possibility of their coex- istence and its influence on the composite properties.