  Among Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides, mono and few-layers thick VSe2 has
gained much recent attention following claims of intrinsic room-temperature
ferromagnetism in this system, which have nonetheless proved controversial.
Here, we address the magnetic and chemical properties of Fe/VSe2
heterostructure by combining element sensitive absorption spectroscopy and
photoemission spectroscopy. Our x-ray magnetic circular dichroism results
confirm recent findings that both native mono/few-layer and bulk VSe2 do not
show any signature of an intrinsic ferromagnetic ordering. Nonetheless, we find
that ferromagnetism can be induced, even at room temperature, after coupling
with a Fe thin film layer, with antiparallel alignment of the moment on the V
with respect to Fe. We further consider the chemical reactivity at the Fe/VSe2
interface and its relation with interfacial magnetic coupling.
