Single-molecule transistors

ML Perrin, E Burzurí, HSJ van der Zant - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of a gate electrode allows us to gain deeper insight into the electronic structure of
molecular junctions. It is widely used for spectroscopy of the molecular levels and its excited …

Electron transport through molecular junctions

NA Zimbovskaya, MR Pederson - Physics Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
At present, metal–molecular tunnel junctions are recognized as important active elements in
molecular electronics. This gives a strong motivation to explore physical mechanisms …

The second quantum revolution: role and challenges of molecular chemistry

M Atzori, R Sessoli - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019 - ACS Publications
Implementation of modern Quantum Technologies might benefit from the remarkable
quantum properties shown by molecular spin systems. In this Perspective, we highlight the …

Electronic read-out of a single nuclear spin using a molecular spin transistor

R Vincent, S Klyatskaya, M Ruben, W Wernsdorfer… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Quantum control of individual spins in condensed-matter devices is an emerging field with a
wide range of applications, from nanospintronics, to quantum computing. The electron …

Controlling the state of quantum spins with electric currents

S Loth, K Von Bergmann, M Ternes, AF Otte, CP Lutz… - Nature Physics, 2010 - nature.com
A current of spin-polarized electrons senses and controls the magnetic state of
nanostructured materials. Obtaining similar electrical access to quantum spin systems, such …

Electrical control over the Fe (II) spin crossover in a single molecule: Theory and experiment

V Meded, A Bagrets, K Fink, R Chandrasekar… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
We report on theoretical and experimental work involving a particular molecular switch, an
[Fe II (L) 2] 2+ complex, that utilizes a spin transition (“crossover”). The hallmark of this …

Electric field controlled magnetic anisotropy in a single molecule

AS Zyazin, JWG Van Den Berg, EA Osorio… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We have measured quantum transport through an individual Fe4 single-molecule magnet
embedded in a three-terminal device geometry. The characteristic zero-field splittings of …

Functional metallofullerene materials and their applications in nanomedicine, magnetics, and electronics

T Wang, C Wang - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Endohedral metallofullerenes exhibit combined properties from carbon cages as well as
internal metal moieties and have great potential in a wide range of applications as molecule …

Advances on structuring, integration and magnetic characterization of molecular nanomagnets on surfaces and devices

N Domingo, E Bellido, D Ruiz-Molina - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review represents a concise revision of the different experimental approaches so
far followed for the structuration of molecular nanomagnets on surfaces, since the first …

Electrically controlled nonvolatile switching of single-atom magnetism in a Dy@C84 single-molecule transistor

F Wang, W Shen, Y Shui, J Chen, H Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Single-atom magnetism switching is a key technique towards the ultimate data storage
density of computer hard disks and has been conceptually realized by leveraging the spin …