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Single-Molecule Magnet Spin-Transistor

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One of the major motivations to study single molecule magnets (SMMs) is to design ultra dense data storage devices, where each bit of information is stored on the magnetization of a single molecule.

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Thiele, S. (2016). Single-Molecule Magnet Spin-Transistor. In: Read-Out and Coherent Manipulation of an Isolated Nuclear Spin . Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24058-9_5

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