Light-driven molecular switch for reconfigurable spin filters

Masayuki Suda; Yuranan Thathong; Vinich Promarak; Hirotaka Kojima; Masakazu Nakamura; Takafumi Shiraogawa; Masahiro Ehara; Hiroshi M. Yamamoto

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10423-6

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Light-driven molecular switch for reconfigurable spin filters

Masayuki Suda,
Yuranan Thathong,
Vinich Promarak,
Hirotaka Kojima,
Masakazu Nakamura,
Takafumi Shiraogawa,
Masahiro Ehara,
Hiroshi M. Yamamoto

Affiliations

Masayuki Suda: Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji
Yuranan Thathong: School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology
Vinich Promarak: School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology
Hirotaka Kojima: Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Masakazu Nakamura: Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji
Takafumi Shiraogawa: Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji
Masahiro Ehara: Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji
Hiroshi M. Yamamoto: Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10423-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The chirality provides new route for organic materials to be implemented in the spintronics applications. Here the authors show a solid-state spin-filtering device in an organic spin-valve structure enabled by light irradiation induced change in the chirality of molecule.

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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