Project description Molecular Scale Devices and Systems Show the project objective Hide the project objective Information technology is partly based on magnetism (memory) and partly on electricity (processors). Increasing control over individual electron charges and spins provides new device functionality. For both charges and spins, molecular devices provide ideal test beds, which have witnessed increased interest over the last decade but the understanding and control of which is still in an infant state. The aim of ELFOS is to take single-molecule electronics to the next level in which single molecule device functionality will be exploited. We will combine different experimental test beds to gain knowledge about molecular functionality with an emphasis on the spin degrees of freedom and how to exploit these in device configurations using electric fields. In information processing, spins have the general advantage over charges in that they are less sensitive to the coupling between the molecule and its environment and hence to the molecular orientation which is difficult to control at the atomic level. Furthermore, the control of molecular spins by electric fields is preferable over magnetic-field or light-driven control since it allows for the application of strong fields at a local scale and for the fast manipulation of spin states. Guided by theoretical studies of radically new concepts, we will manipulate the molecular spin either by controlling the charge states of the molecule by the gate or by the gate directly. The molecules of interest are single-molecule magnets, spin triangles, spin chains and spin-crossover compounds. The experiments should provide an answer to key questions such as: "Can individual magnetic molecules be addressed electrically as bits or qubits?" and "How can they be used as switches?" Applied aspects are long term with high risk and high potential for applications. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsspintronicsmolecular spintronicsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2009.8.7 - FET proactive 7: Molecular Scale Devices and Systems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2009-6 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT EU contribution € 867 054,00 Address STEVINWEG 1 2628 CN Delft Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Herre Van der Zant (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAT BASEL Switzerland EU contribution € 175 800,00 Address PETERSPLATZ 1 4051 Basel See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Basel-Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Daniel Loss (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 579 994,00 Address NORREGADE 10 1165 Kobenhavn See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 334 681,00 Address CALLE EINSTEIN 3 CIUDAD UNIV CANTOBLANCO RECTORADO 28049 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mari Carmen Puerta (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA Spain EU contribution € 368 546,00 Address AVENIDA BLASCO IBANEZ 13 46010 Valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Angeles Sanchis (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB Sweden EU contribution € 373 925,00 Address - 412 96 GOTEBORG See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ingrid Collin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data