Engineering spin propagation across a hybrid organic/inorganic interface using a polar layer

Nature Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Schulz, L ^a   Nuccio, L ^b   Willis, M ^b   Desai, P ^b   Shakya, P ^b   Kreouzis, T ^b   Malik, V K ^a   Bernhard, C ^a   Pratt, F L ^c   Morley, N A ^d   Suter, A ^e   Nieuwenhuys, G J ^e   Prokscha, T ^e   Morenzoni, E ^e   Gillin, W P ^b   Drew, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SPIN POLARIZATION;

CHARGE CARRIER EXTRACTION; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; FERROMAGNETIC CONTACTS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; INTERFACIAL LAYER; ORGANIC/INORGANIC INTERFACES; SPIN PROPAGATION; SPINTRONIC DEVICE;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 78650263343     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2912     Document Type: Article

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