Related papers: FeCoCp3 Molecular Magnets as Spin Filters
Saturation magnetization values close to the bulk have been reported for coated magnetite nanoparticles with organic acids. The mechanism of this effect is not yet understood. Here we show that a previously proposed rationalization in Nano…
Molecular bridges covalently bonded to two ferromagnetic electrodes can transform ferromagnetic materials and produce intriguing spin transport characteristics. This paper discusses the impact of molecule induced strong coupling on spin…
Heavy metals are key to spintronics because of their high spin-orbit coupling (SOC) leading to efficient spin conversion and strong magnetic interactions. When C60 is deposited on Pt, the molecular interface is metallised and the spin Hall…
To understand the effect of molecular environment on the electronic and magnetic properties of the single-molecule magnet (SMM) Mn$_{12}$, we explore two possible means for adding extra electrons to molecule. We explore both substitution of…
Electronic transport properties through some model quantum systems are re-visited. A simple tight-binding framework is given to describe the systems where all numerical calculations are made using the Green's function formalism. First, we…
First-principles calculations are used to gauge different levels of approximation to calculate the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energies (MAE) of five $L1_0$ FeMe alloys (Me=Co, Cu, Pd, Pt, Au). We find that a second-order perturbation…
The realization of spin based devices is one of the most aspiring goals of spintronics research. Single molecule magnets are an important class of nanoscale magnetic systems with potential to realize different spintronic devices where each…
We present a theoretical study of spin-dependent transport through molecular wires bridging ferromagnetic metal nanocontacts. We extend to magnetic systems a recently proposed model that provides a em quantitative explanation of the…
Organic semiconductors find increasing importance in spin transport devices due to the modulation and control of their properties through chemical synthetic versatility. The organic materials are used as interlayers between two ferromagnet…
The ability to tune the competition between the in-plane and out-of-plane orientation of magnetization provides a means to construct thermal sensors with a sharp spin re-orientation transition at specific temperatures. We have observed such…
Electrical manipulation of magnetic order by current-induced spin torques lays the foundation for spintronics. One promising approach is encoding information in the N\'eel vector of antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials, particularly to…
The recently discovered giant magnetic anisotropy of single magnetic Co atoms raises the hope of magnetic storage in small clusters. We present a joint experimental and theoretical study of the magnetic anisotropy and the spin dynamics of…
Advances in molecular spintronics rely on the in-depth characterization of the molecular building blocks in terms of their electronic and, more importantly, magnetic properties. For this purpose, inert substrates that interact only weakly…
The paper reports new results of the 57Fe M\"ossbauer measurements on Fe3PO4O3 powder sample recorded at various temperatures including the point of magnetic phase transition TN ~ 163K. The spectra measured above TN consist of quadrupole…
Alloying effects by T=Mn,Co,Ni-substitution on FeS$_2$ have been investigated using density-functional calculations. The ferromagnetic alloys Fe$_{1-x}$T$_x$S$_2$ have been investigated for concentrations…
Single magnetic atoms or molecules with large single-ion magnetic anisotropy are highly desired for future applications in high-density data storage and quantum computation. Here we have synthesized an Fe-porphyrin complex on Au(111)…
Transition metal molybdenum oxides A2Mo3O8 (A= Mn, Fe, Co) are known to be polar magnets where A ions are located in either octahedrally or tetrahedrally coordinated sites. In this paper we predict that their polarizations can be reversed…
Fe$M_2X_4$ spinels, where $M$ is a transition metal and $X$ is oxygen or sulfur, are candidate materials for spin filters, one of the key devices in spintronics. We present here a computational study of the inversion thermodynamics and the…
Search for single-molecule magnets with large magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) is essential for the development of molecular spintronics devices used at room temperature. Through systematic first-principles calculations, we found that an…
Graphene - transition metal phthalocyanine (G-MPc) hybrid systems constitute promising platforms for densely-packed single-molecule magnets (SMMs). Here, we selected iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc) and investigated its interaction with…