Organic single molecular structures for light induced spin-pump devices

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1064-1071

  Jahn, Burkhard O ^a   Ottosson, Henrik ^a   Galperin, Michael ^b   Fransson, Jonas ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

biradicals; single molecule; spin current; spin pump; spintronics; triplet state

Indexed keywords

BIRADICALS; SINGLE MOLECULE; SPIN CURRENTS; SPIN-PUMP; TRIPLET STATE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

PUMPS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRON; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; QUANTUM THEORY;

ELECTRONS; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84874445506     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3038622     Document Type: Article

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