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Filtering spins with molecules

Conventional magnetoresistive devices are composed of magnetic and non-magnetic films. It is now shown that, at low temperature, a carbon nanotube decorated with single-molecule magnets can function as an all-organic spin valve.

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Figure 1: Working principle of a spin valve.

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Sanvito, S. Filtering spins with molecules. Nature Mater 10, 484–485 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3061

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