A spin of their own.
Although it is tempting to compare organic semiconductors with their inorganic counterparts, the spin-injection and spin-transport properties are fundamentally different. The challenges in understanding and improving such properties make organic spintronics an exciting field in its own right.
Szulczewski
Greg
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School of Physics and CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. gjs@bama.ua.edu
Sanvito
Stefano
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Coey
Michael
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