Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2007-02-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
17 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.76.045406
The electronic structure of the interface between Tris (8-hydroxyquinolino)-aluminum (Alq3) and La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 manganite (LSMO) was investigated by means of photoelectron spectroscopy. As demonstrated recently this interface is characterized by efficient spin injection in organic spintronic devices. We detected a strong interface dipole of about 0.9 eV that shifts down the whole energy diagram of the Alq3 with respect to the vacuum level. This modifies the height of the barriers for the holes injection to 1.7 eV, indicating that hole injection from LSMO into Alq3 is more difficult than it was expected as the energy level matched by vacuum levels. We believe the interface dipole is due to the intrinsic dipole moment characteristic for Alq3 layer. An additional weak interaction is observed between the two materials influencing the N 1s core levels of the organic semiconductor. The presented data are of greatest importance for both qualitative and quantitative description of the organic spin valves.
Bergenti Ilaria
de Jong M. P.
Dediu Valentin
Hueso Luis
Li Selina Z.
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