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Ultrathin molecule-based magnetic conductors: A step towards flexible electronics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2019

Naureen Akhtar
Affiliation:
Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Michiel C. Donker
Affiliation:
KBM Master Alloys, Kloosterlaan 2, 9936 TE FARMSUM, The Netherlands
Tenzin Kunsel
Affiliation:
Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Paul H. M. van Loosdrecht
Affiliation:
Physics Institute II, University of Cologne, Köln 50937, Germany.
Thomas T.M. Palstra
Affiliation:
Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Petra Rudolf*
Affiliation:
Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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*(Email: p.rudolf@rug.nl)
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Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials have shown a remarkable and rapid development during the past decade because they can be tailored to obtain new device concepts with controlled physical properties. Here, we report on the electronic and magnetic properties of multilayer organic-inorganic hybrid films. Electrical transport properties arising from the π electrons in the organic layer are characteristic of a metallic state at high temperature and evolve into a state described by two-dimensional variable range hopping when temperature decreases below 150 K. The intrinsic electronic behavior of the hybrid films was further studied via the optical properties in the IR range. The optical response confirms the metallic character of the hybrid films. In the second part, the magnetic properties are discussed. A long-range ferromagnetic order with an ordering temperature of ∼ 1 K is revealed in the Gd-based hybrid film. The Cu-based hybrid film, however, shows more extended ferromagnetic exchange interactions than the Gd-based hybrid LB film.

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