Exchange-induced spin polarization in a single magnetic molecule junction

Tian Pei; James O. Thomas; Simen Sopp; Ming-Yee Tsang; Nicola Dotti; Jonathan Baugh; Nicholas F. Chilton; Salvador Cardona-Serra; Alejandro Gaita-Ariño; Harry L. Anderson; Lapo Bogani

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31909-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Exchange-induced spin polarization in a single magnetic molecule junction

Tian Pei,
James O. Thomas,
Simen Sopp,
Ming-Yee Tsang,
Nicola Dotti,
Jonathan Baugh,
Nicholas F. Chilton,
Salvador Cardona-Serra,
Alejandro Gaita-Ariño,
Harry L. Anderson,
Lapo Bogani

Affiliations

Tian Pei: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
James O. Thomas: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Simen Sopp: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Ming-Yee Tsang: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Nicola Dotti: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Jonathan Baugh: Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
Nicholas F. Chilton: Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester
Salvador Cardona-Serra: Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de València
Alejandro Gaita-Ariño: Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de València
Harry L. Anderson: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
Lapo Bogani: Department of Materials, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31909-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The spin exchange, which is central to spintronics, has been restricted to devices with long-range magnetic ordering to date. Here, Pei et al. design a single-molecule-magnet and utilize its internal spin exchange to control the current through a single-molecule junction with high spin polarization (>95%).

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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