X-Ray Detected Magnetic Hysteresis of Thermally Evaporated Terbium Double-Decker Oriented Films

The successful evaporation of thick and thin films of an intact bis(phthalocyaninato)terbium single molecule magnet is reported and confirmed by chemical and magnetic characterization techniques. Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy reveals different magnetization dynamics associated to a change in the orientation of the molecules depending on the thickness of the films.