Spinterface: A new platform for spintronics

Abstract

Abstract Since its discovery in early 2000’s Molecular Spintronics has developed in an established and fructuous research field, achieving a number of outstanding results and unveiling unusual spintronic properties. Typically the most mysterious device element, the interface, in molecular spintronics has on contrary received and enormous attention and even gained a special nickname – the spinterface. Based on significant efforts of many research groups worldwide it has been established its critical role in defining the main functionalities of molecular spintronic devices. Noteworthily the spinterface was found to control the properties of the both components constituting the interface, not only those of the molecular layer but surprisingly also those of the magnetic counterpart. This paper aims to overview the most striking spinterface properties and to highlight the possibilities to promote new device paradigms based on interfacial modulation.