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Room‐Temperature Electrical Addressing of a Bistable Spin‐Crossover Molecular System
Author(s) -
Prins Ferry,
MonrabalCapilla María,
Osorio Edgar A.,
Coronado Eugenio,
van der Zant Herre S. J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201003821
Subject(s) - bistability , spin crossover , spintronics , materials science , nanoparticle , crossover , nanotechnology , voltage , spin (aerodynamics) , electrode , nanometre , condensed matter physics , optoelectronics , spin states , ferromagnetism , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , composite material , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , thermodynamics
A switchable molecular device is constructed by contacting an individual nanoparticle based on spin‐crossover molecules between nanometer‐spaced electrodes. The switching and memory effects near room temperature are a consequence of the intrinsic bistability of the nanoparticle. Interestingly, for molecular spintronics, the spin crossover can also be induced by applying a voltage, showing that its magnetic state is electrically controllable.