Ordering of Iron Phthalocyanines on Ni(111) via a graphene buffer layer

Molecular spintronics exploits the spin-dependent properties emerging at hybrid interfaces between magnetic substrates and molecular layers, offering promising routes toward novel spin-based devices. In this work, we present a comparative investigation of the structural, morphological, and electronic properties of iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc) monolayers grown on bare Ni(111) and on graphenecovered Ni(111) substrates. High-quality graphene was prepared by chemical vapor deposition, and FePc fil