2013 年 34 巻 8 号 p. 443-448
Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) through a single phthalocyanine molecule (H2Pc) was studied by means of a spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) technique. Single molecular magnetic junction was fabricated by contacting a ferromagnetic STM tip to a single molecule on nano magnets. We obtained GMR of +60% and −50% through [Co/H2Pc/Co(111)] and [Fe/H2Pc/Mn(001)] junctions, respectively, in ultra-high vacuum at 4.6 K. Single organic molecules can be a new material for spintronics.