Spin-related phenomena are usually considered exclusively in relation to inorganic materials. A series of pioneering experiments challenges this picture and demonstrates that the integration of molecular and spin electronics is also possible.
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*1st International Workshop on Spintronic Effects in Organic Semiconductors (SpinOS07), Bologna, Italy, 9–11 September 2007.
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Sanvito, S. Spintronics goes plastic. Nature Mater 6, 803–804 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2050
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