Accessing 4f-states in single-molecule spintronics

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Fahrendorf, Sarah ^a   Atodiresei, Nicolae ^a   Besson, Claire ^a,b   Caciuc, Vasile ^a   Matthes, Frank ^a   Blügel, Stefan ^a   Kögerler, Paul ^a,b   Bürgler, Daniel E ^a   Schneider, Claus M ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LANTHANIDE; NEODYMIUM;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84901929536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3425     Document Type: Article

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