Molecular quantum spintronics: Supramolecular spin valves based on single-molecule magnets and carbon nanotubes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6656-6667

  Urdampilleta, Matias ^a   Nguyen, Ngoc Viet ^a   Cleuziou, Jean Pierre ^a   Klyatskaya, Svetlana ^b   Ruben, Mario ^b,c   Wernsdorfer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE CRISTALLOGRAPHIE   (France)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Molecular magnets; Molecular quantum spintronics; Nanoelectronics devices

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; GROWN CARBON NANOTUBE; PHTHALOCYANINE; QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYZER; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYSTERESIS; MAGNET; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR QUANTUM SPINTRONIC DEVICE; NANOFABRICATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SINGLE MOLECULE MAGNET; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE;

MAGNETICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 80055061902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12106656     Document Type: Article

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