Spin-filter effect in Fe complexes

Authors

  • Albert C. Aragonès Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Química Física
  • Ismael Díez-Pérez Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Química Física

Keywords:

Single-molecule device, spin-crossover complexes, STM break-junction, spin-filter.

Abstract

In this article a single-molecule spin-filter effect under polarized current conditions is presented. We demonstrate that, on capturing a molecule with a Fe thermal spin-crossover complex between two electrodes, when one of these is either a or b polarized, the b polarized electrode is at least one hundred times more conductive than the a electrode. This is the first time that it has been possible to study a spin-filter phenomenon at room temperature conditions.

Keywords: Single-molecule device, spin-crossover complexes, STM break-junction, spin-filter.

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Albert C. Aragonès, Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Química Física



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No. 13 (2014)

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