RIXS study of metal-organic iron thin films

The local structure around a metal ion in an metal-organic material (metal-organic framework, MOF) is of great interest considering the physical and chemical properties of these materials. In case of amorphous or poorly crystalline materials, the number of neighboring ligands and the local structure can be difficult to determine. However, 1s2p RIXS can detect changes in the local symmetry, coordination number and also oxidation state of the metal ion. Here we use 1s2p RIXS to determine the oxidation state and local structure of iron in various metal-organic thin films deposited by ALD/MLD.