We present the synthesis of the organic-based ferrimagnet vanadium tetracyanoethylene (V[TCNE]x, x~2) via low temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD). This optimized recipe yields an increase in Curie temperature from 400 K to over 600 K and a dramatic improvement in magnetic resonance properties.
Harberts, M., Lu, Y., Yu, H., Epstein, A. J., Johnston-Halperin, E. Chemical Vapor Deposition of an Organic Magnet, Vanadium Tetracyanoethylene. J. Vis. Exp. (101), e52891, doi:10.3791/52891 (2015).