Near Room-Temperature Memory Devices Based on Hybrid Spin-Crossover@SiO2 Nanoparticles Coupled to Single-Layer Graphene Nanoelectrodes.

Holovchenko, Anastasia; Dugay, Julien; Giménez-Marqués, Mónica; Torres-Cavanillas, Ramón; Coronado, Eugenio; van der Zant, Herre S J · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The charge transport properties of SCO [Fe(Htrz)2 (trz)](BF4 ) NPs covered with a silica shell placed in between single-layer graphene electrodes are reported. A reproducible thermal hysteresis loop in the conductance above room-temperature is evidenced. This bistability combined with the versatility of graphene represents a promising scenario for a variety of technological applications but also for future sophisticated fundamental studies.