Organic spintronics

Organic semiconductors are emerging materials in the field of spintronics. Successful achievements include their use as a tunnel barrier in magnetoresistive tunnelling devices and as a medium for spin-polarized current in transport devices. In this paper, we give an overview of the basic concepts of...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2011-08, Vol.369 (1948), p.3054-3068
Main Authors: Bergenti, I., Dediu, V., Prezioso, M., Riminucci, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charge carriers
Electric potential
Electrodes
Magnetic fields
Magnetic Thin Film
Materials
Molecules
Organic Semiconductors
Review
Room temperature
Semiconductors
Spin Injection
Spin Transport
Thin films
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Summary:Organic semiconductors are emerging materials in the field of spintronics. Successful achievements include their use as a tunnel barrier in magnetoresistive tunnelling devices and as a medium for spin-polarized current in transport devices. In this paper, we give an overview of the basic concepts of spin transport in organic semiconductors and present the results obtained in the field, highlighting the open questions that have to be addressed in order to improve devices performance and reproducibility. The most challenging perspectives will be discussed and a possible evolution of organic spin devices featuring multi-functional operation is presented.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2011.0155