Reversible spin polarization at hybrid organic-ferromagnetic interfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 3508-3512

  Wang, Yan ^a   Che, J G ^b   Fry, J N ^c   Cheng, Hai Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

azobenzene; density functional theory; molecular switch; organic inorganic interfaces; spin polarized scanning tunneling microscope; spintronics

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE MOLECULES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; LOCAL MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; MOLECULE SURFACE; ORGANIC-INORGANIC INTERFACE; PHOTO-SWITCHABLE; SPIN-POLARIZED;

CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MOLECULES; SPIN POLARIZATION;

AZOBENZENE;

EID: 84886072005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz401800m     Document Type: Article

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