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Organic spintronics
I Bergenti1, V Dediu, M Prezioso
1Institute of Nanostructured Materials, ISMN-CNR, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy. i.bergenti@bo.ismn.cnr.it
Abstract:
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.
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