Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Dynamic spin filtering at the Co/Alq3 interface mediated by weakly coupled second layer molecules

  • Andrea Droghetti,
  • Philip Thielen,
  • Ivan Rungger,
  • Norman Haag,
  • Nicolas Großmann,
  • Johannes Stöckl,
  • Benjamin Stadtmüller,
  • Martin Aeschlimann,
  • Stefano Sanvito,
  • Mirko Cinchetti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12668
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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At the hybrid interface between an organic molecular layer and a metallic magnetic surface, spin-filtering effects may be exploited for the generation of spin polarization. Here, the authors demonstrate a dynamic spin-filtering effect across the Co/Alq3 interface, mediated via a second Alq3layer.