Robust spin crossover and memristance across a single molecule. Miyamachi, T., Gruber, M., Davesne, V., Bowen, M., Boukari, S., Joly, L., Scheurer, F., Rogez, G., Yamada, T. K., Ohresser, P., Beaurepaire, E., & Wulfhekel, W. Nature Communications, 3:938, July, 2012.
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A nanoscale molecular switch can be used to store information in a single molecule. Although the switching process can be detected electrically in the form of a change in the molecule′s conductance, adding spin functionality to molecular switches is a key concept for realizing molecular spintronic devices. Here we show that iron-based spin-crossover molecules can be individually and reproducibly switched between a combined high-spin, high-conduction state and a low-spin, low-conduction state, provided the individual molecule is decoupled from a metallic substrate by a thin insulating layer. These results represent a step to achieving combined spin and conduction switching functionality on the level of individual molecules.
@article{miyamachi_robust_2012,
	title = {Robust spin crossover and memristance across a single molecule},
	volume = {3},
	copyright = {© 2012 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.},
	issn = {2041-1723},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v3/n7/full/ncomms1940.html#/ref-link-31},
	doi = {10.1038/ncomms1940},
	abstract = {A nanoscale molecular switch can be used to store information in a single molecule. Although the switching process can be detected electrically in the form of a change in the molecule′s conductance, adding spin functionality to molecular switches is a key concept for realizing molecular spintronic devices. Here we show that iron-based spin-crossover molecules can be individually and reproducibly switched between a combined high-spin, high-conduction state and a low-spin, low-conduction state, provided the individual molecule is decoupled from a metallic substrate by a thin insulating layer. These results represent a step to achieving combined spin and conduction switching functionality on the level of individual molecules.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2012-09-20},
	journal = {Nature Communications},
	author = {Miyamachi, Toshio and Gruber, Manuel and Davesne, Vincent and Bowen, Martin and Boukari, Samy and Joly, Loïc and Scheurer, Fabrice and Rogez, Guillaume and Yamada, Toyo Kazu and Ohresser, Philippe and Beaurepaire, Eric and Wulfhekel, Wulf},
	month = jul,
	year = {2012},
	keywords = {Physical sciences, materials science, nanotechnology},
	pages = {938},
}

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