We report in Advanced Materials a Single-Electron Logic Calculator (SELC) based on a single-molecule tunnel junction. It takes advantage of the unique electronic structure of two adjacent molecular orbitals of a Ferrocene molecule and their orthogonal control via bias and gate voltages.
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WHO WE ARE…
An amazing team of students, from high school to graduate level, explore the beauty of Physics of nanoscale systems.
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What we do…
Single-electron transistors allow to measure electrical current through an individual molecule 1-2 nanometers in size. This and other exciting projects are currently being performed in our labs.
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Our scientific reports…
We continuously update our web in order to disseminate the results from our several research projects. Take a look at the beautiful three-fold symmetric Berry phase patterns in the quantum tunneling of the magnetization in a Mn3 single-molecule magnet and other recent papers from our group.
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A group committed to Science Education
We are a dedicated group of scientists at the service of the community. Our group members are constantly involved in outreach activities designed to disseminate scientific research to our future generation of scientists…
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News
Electric-field-driven dual-functional molecular switches in tunnel junctions
we report in Nature Materials a molecular tunnel junction based on molecules that provide an unprecedented dual functionality of diode and variable resistor, resulting in a molecular-scale 1D–1R RRAM with a current rectification ratio of 2.5 × 10^4 and resistive on/off ratio of 6.7 × 10^3, and a low drive voltage of 0.89 V
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Subterahertz spin pumping from an insulating antiferromagnet
(Published in Science) We are successfully overcoming that natural resistance using electrical currents passed through anti-ferromagnets on the nanoscale. The results are groundbreaking because they represent proof of concept showing that antiferromagnetic devices can operate on the terahertz level — or calculations completed in a trillionth of a second.
Time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy at 50mK
A time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry setup designed to work at frequencies below 20 GHz and temperatures down to 50 mK. The setup consists of an on-chip microstrip resonator (Q < 100) placed in a dilution cryostat located within a superconducting 3D vector magnet.
Next Events
Nothing from October 4, 2024 to October 31, 2024.
Enrique del Barco (group leader)
Laboratories
We have our labs in the Physical Science building at UCF. The main lab (where we run most of our low-temperature measurements) is shown in the picture below. It is arranged around a three-dimensional superconducting vector magnet capable of generating magnetic fields up to 8 … Read more...
Outreach
At del Barco lab we are strongly committed to the education of young students, especially underrepresented groups of the population. UCF at Orlando is an education center with a strong influence on the high school student population in which a significant portion is speaking Spanish. UCF statistics … Read more...
Webassign Labs
Online support for our introductory Physics laboratories PHY2048L and PHY2049L. After completion of the basic reform of the old laboratories associated to the calculus-based Physics I and II under the support of our NSF Grant, del Barco and Elena Flitsyan have focused their efforts in a … Read more...