First-principles insights into the electronic and magnetic structure of hybrid organic-metal interfaces

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 26, Issue 26, 2014, Pages

  Lazić, Predrag ^a   Caciuc, Vasile ^b   Atodiresei, Nicolae ^b   Callsen, Martin ^b   Blügel, Stefan ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

magnetism; organic molecule; spintronics; surface; van der Waals

Indexed keywords

MAGNETISM; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MOLECULES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SURFACES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CONJUGATED ORGANIC MOLECULES; DISPERSION INTERACTION; ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATIONS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANIC-BASED DEVICES; ORGANIC-METAL INTERFACES; VAN DER WAALS;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

EID: 84902260183     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/26/263001     Document Type: Review

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