Molecular spintronics,as an emerging field that makes full use of the advantage of ultralong room-temperature spin lifetime and abundant electrical-optical-magnetic properties of molecular semiconductors,has gained wi...Molecular spintronics,as an emerging field that makes full use of the advantage of ultralong room-temperature spin lifetime and abundant electrical-optical-magnetic properties of molecular semiconductors,has gained wide attention for its great potential for further commercial applications.Despite the significant progress that has been made,there remain several huge challenges that limit the future development of this field.This Perspective provides discussions on the spin transport mechanisms and performances of molecular semiconductors,spinterface effect,and related spin injection in spintronic devices,and current spin-charge interactive functionalities,along with the summarization of the main obstacles of these aspects.Furthermore,we particularly propose targeted solutions,aiming to enhance the spin injection and transport efficiency by molecular design and interface engineering and explore diverse spinrelated functionalities.Through this Perspective,we hope it will help the spintronic community identify the research trends and accelerate the development of molecular spintronics.展开更多
Spintronic devices based on spin orbit torque(SoT)have become the most promising pathway to the nextgeneration of ultralow-power nonvolatile logic and memory applications.Typical SOT-based spintronic devices consist o...Spintronic devices based on spin orbit torque(SoT)have become the most promising pathway to the nextgeneration of ultralow-power nonvolatile logic and memory applications.Typical SOT-based spintronic devices consist of two functional materials:a spin source and a magnetic material.Spin source materials possess a strong spin orbit coupling,enabling efficient interconversion between charge and spin current,Magnetic materials are used to process and archive the information via the interaction between the local magnetic moment and the spin current generated from spin source.Considerable efforts have been put into the design of materials and devices in the past decades to realize the electrical control of magnetic switching.However,a number of key challenges stll remain to be addressed for the practical application.In this paper,we reviewed the development of a range of novel materials for both the spin source and the magnetic functionalities,particularly the complex oxides and organic spintronic materials.We also discussed and highlighted several key issues,such as the mechanism and manipulation of SOT and the large-scale integration of sOT-based devices,which merit more attention in the future.展开更多
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52250008,52050171,51973043,22175047,52103203,and 52103338)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB36020000)+4 种基金the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China(2017YFA0206600)the CAS Instrument Development Project(Grant No.YJKYYQ20170037)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant Nos.4222087,2222086)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2020ME070)the Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences(Grant No.BNLMS201907),and the CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program.
文摘Molecular spintronics,as an emerging field that makes full use of the advantage of ultralong room-temperature spin lifetime and abundant electrical-optical-magnetic properties of molecular semiconductors,has gained wide attention for its great potential for further commercial applications.Despite the significant progress that has been made,there remain several huge challenges that limit the future development of this field.This Perspective provides discussions on the spin transport mechanisms and performances of molecular semiconductors,spinterface effect,and related spin injection in spintronic devices,and current spin-charge interactive functionalities,along with the summarization of the main obstacles of these aspects.Furthermore,we particularly propose targeted solutions,aiming to enhance the spin injection and transport efficiency by molecular design and interface engineering and explore diverse spinrelated functionalities.Through this Perspective,we hope it will help the spintronic community identify the research trends and accelerate the development of molecular spintronics.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(GrantNo.2021YFA1601004)the National Natural ScienceFoundation of China(Grant No.52102135).
文摘Spintronic devices based on spin orbit torque(SoT)have become the most promising pathway to the nextgeneration of ultralow-power nonvolatile logic and memory applications.Typical SOT-based spintronic devices consist of two functional materials:a spin source and a magnetic material.Spin source materials possess a strong spin orbit coupling,enabling efficient interconversion between charge and spin current,Magnetic materials are used to process and archive the information via the interaction between the local magnetic moment and the spin current generated from spin source.Considerable efforts have been put into the design of materials and devices in the past decades to realize the electrical control of magnetic switching.However,a number of key challenges stll remain to be addressed for the practical application.In this paper,we reviewed the development of a range of novel materials for both the spin source and the magnetic functionalities,particularly the complex oxides and organic spintronic materials.We also discussed and highlighted several key issues,such as the mechanism and manipulation of SOT and the large-scale integration of sOT-based devices,which merit more attention in the future.
