Spin injection/detection using an organic-based magnetic semiconductor

Nature Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 638-642

  Yoo, Jung Woo ^a   Chen, Chia Yi ^a   Jang, H W ^b   Bark, C W ^b   Prigodin, V N ^a   Eom, C B ^b   Epstein, A J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTROSPINNING; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MAGNETS; OXIDE FILMS; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SPIN POLARIZATION; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

DEVICE RESISTANCE; ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FERROMAGNETIC OXIDES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; ORGANIC-BASED MAGNETS; SPINTRONICS DEVICE; TETRACYANOETHYLENE;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 77955013937     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2797     Document Type: Article

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