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A Theoretical Study and Realization of New Spin Quantum Cross Structure Devices using Organic Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Kenji Kondo ,
Hideo Kaiju  and
Akira Ishibashi
Kenji Kondo
Affiliation:
kkondo@es.hokudai.ac.jp, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Laboratory of Quantum Electronics, Sapporo, Japan
Hideo Kaiju
Affiliation:
kaiju@es.hokudai.ac.jp, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Laboratory of Quantum Electronics, Sapporo, Japan
Akira Ishibashi
Affiliation:
i-akira@es.hokudai.ac.jp, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Laboratory of Quantum Electronics, Sapporo, Japan
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Abstract

We have proposed a spin quantum cross structure (SQCS) device as a candidate beyond CMOS. The SQCS device consists of two ferromagnetic metal thin films with their edges crossed, and sandwiches a few atoms or molecules. In this work, the spin dependent transport formula has been derived for SQCS devices with collinear ferromagnetic electrodes within the framework of the Anderson Hamiltonian. Also, the calculation of the magnetoresistance (MR) ratio has been done as a function of renormalized transfer matrices including magnetostriction effects and the other effects phenomenologically. It is shown that the MR ratio can be controlled by changing the renormalized coupling constants. The MR ratio is represented by a new formula. Also, we have realized an SQCS device with Ni magnetic thin-film electrodes, sandwiching poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT): 6, 6-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) organic molecules between both the electrodes. The current-voltage characteristics of SQCS devices were measured by a four-terminal method and agree well with the theoretical results, quantitatively.

Keywords

simulationdevicesferromagnetic
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1198: Symposium E – Advanced Materials for Half-Metallic and Organic Spintronics , 2009 , 1198-E07-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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