Room-Temperature Spin Transport in C60-Based Spin Valves

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作者
Gobbi, Marco [1 ]
Golmar, Federico [1 ]
Llopis, Roger [1 ]
Casanova, Felix [1 ,2 ]
Hueso, Luis E. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, Donostia San Sebastian 20018, Spain
[2] Basque Fdn Sci, IKERBASQUE, Bilbao 48011, Spain
关键词
ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; DEVICES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SPINTRONICS; INJECTION; FILMS;
D O I
10.1002/adma.201004672
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Carbon-based spin valves, composed of a C-60 layer sandwiched between two magnetic materials show room temperature spin transport for a fullerene thickness up to 30 nm. This result, interpreted by a multistep tunnelling transport model, represents an advance in the field of carbon spintronics.
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页数:6
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