Tuning the effective spin-orbit coupling in molecular semiconductors

Sam Schott; Erik R. McNellis; Christian B. Nielsen; Hung-Yang Chen; Shun Watanabe; Hisaaki Tanaka; Iain McCulloch; Kazuo Takimiya; Jairo Sinova; Henning Sirringhaus

doi:10.1038/ncomms15200

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Tuning the effective spin-orbit coupling in molecular semiconductors

Sam Schott,
Erik R. McNellis,
Christian B. Nielsen,
Hung-Yang Chen,
Shun Watanabe,
Hisaaki Tanaka,
Iain McCulloch,
Kazuo Takimiya,
Jairo Sinova,
Henning Sirringhaus

Affiliations

Sam Schott: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Erik R. McNellis: Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Christian B. Nielsen: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London
Hung-Yang Chen: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London
Shun Watanabe: Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha
Hisaaki Tanaka: Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University
Iain McCulloch: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London
Kazuo Takimiya: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
Jairo Sinova: Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Henning Sirringhaus: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15200
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Organic semiconductors with long spin lifetime hold promise for future spintronics devices that can process and store information. Here, Schottet al. perform a systematic study of the strength of spin-orbit coupling and its effect on spin lifetime over 32 promising molecules with high charge mobility.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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