Self-assembled monolayer-functionalized half-metallic manganite for molecular spintronics

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 8753-8757

  Tatay, Sergio ^a,d   Barraud, Clément ^a,d   Galbiati, Marta ^a,d   Seneor, Pierre ^a,d   Mattana, Richard ^a,d   Bouzehouane, Karim ^a,d   Deranlot, Cyrile ^a,d   Jacquet, Eric ^a,d   Forment Aliaga, Alicia ^b   Jegou, Pascale ^c   Fert, Albert ^a,d   Petroff, Frédéric ^a,d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c DIF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

LSMO; molecular spintronics; perovskytes; phosphonic acids; self assembled monolayers; surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

LSMO; MOLECULAR SPINTRONICS; PEROVSKYTES; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MANGANESE OXIDE; METALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

MAGNETOELECTRONICS;

MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPIN LABELING; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SPIN LABELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84867791086     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn302458z     Document Type: Article

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