Crystalline films of La0.65Pb0.35MnO3 grown on (100) LaAlO (3) substrates b
y rf sputtering have been investigated using magnetic circular dichroism an
d inverse photoemission spectroscopy. We find evidence for strong hybridiza
tion between unoccupied levels associated with Mn 3d and O 2p states. The o
xygen atoms "pick-up" a small magnetic moment through hybridization with Mn
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