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Molecular spintronics using noncollinear magnetic molecules

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2013-05-29 v3 Materials Science

Abstract

We investigate the spin transport through strongly anisotropic noncollinear magnetic molecules and find that the noncollinear magnetization acts as a spin-switching device for the current. Moreover, spin currents are shown to offer a viable route to selectively prepare the molecular device in one of two degenerate noncollinear magnetic states. Spin-currents can be also used to create a non-zero density of toroidal magnetization in a recently characterized Dy_3 noncollinear magnet.

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@article{arxiv.0910.5235,
  title  = {Molecular spintronics using noncollinear magnetic molecules},
  author = {Alessandro Soncini and Liviu F. Chibotaru},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.5235},
  year   = {2013}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

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