Recent spinterfacial studies targeted to spin manipulation in molecular spintronic devices

Gu Xian-Rong^{1, 2}, Guo Li-Dan^{1, 3}, Sun Xiang-Nan^{1, 2, †}

(color online) (a) Schematic of problems in MSV, including rough interface, metal inclusion and others in molecular layer (from Ref. [16], Fig. 3). (b) Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) images of 90 nm F₁₆CuPc film deposited with conventional method and low-temperature and rate-controlled deposition method separately (from Ref. [38], Fig. 2(b)). (c) Structure of BLAG-spin valve and traditional spin valve (from Ref. [42], Fig. 1).