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Challenges for organic spintronics

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In recent years, there has been a proliferation of models for spin-dependent electronic processes in organic semiconductors. Researchers aiming to utilize these processes for new organic spintronics devices should focus more on scrutinizing these models experimentally by embracing spectroscopy.

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This work was supported by Department of Energy grant #DESC0000909. We are indebted to W. Baker and H. Morishita for sharing the data discussed here, and to K. van Schooten for assistance with artwork.

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