Abstract
The aim of Fe K edge XANES and EXAFS studies is to reveal the local structure around Fe ions in C60Fex intercalated fullerites. The measurements are performed in transmission mode at LN2 temperature for C60Fex powder samples and other materials: ferrocene Fe(C5H5)(2) Fe metal foil and alpha-Fe2O3. The main result is that the XAFS spectra of the C60Fe2 intercalate is almost identical to that of ferrocene and very different from alpha-Fe and alpha-Fe2O3. The results support opinion that in the C60Fex intercalates the ferrocene-like bonds in complexes C60FeC60 are formed. Additionally, the XAFS spectra showed that neither remarkable amount of Fe metallic clusters nor oxidized iron particles are present in the C60Fex sample.