Magnetic excitations of isolated and interconnected complexes on a superconductor

The magnetic complex Fe(II) porphyrin was studied on superconducting Pb(100). Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy was performed on isolated molecules and molecular networks prepared via Ullmann coupling. Isolated molecules adopt two distinct adsorption configurations with different magneti...

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Autores: Meng, Xiangzhi, Möller, Jenny, Irizar, Martin, Sánchez-Portal, Daniel, Garcia-Lekue, Aran, Weismann, Alexander, Herges, Rainer, Berndt, Richard
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/411829
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/411829
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Spin-flip excitation
Scanning tunneling microscopy
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Sumario:The magnetic complex Fe(II) porphyrin was studied on superconducting Pb(100). Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy was performed on isolated molecules and molecular networks prepared via Ullmann coupling. Isolated molecules adopt two distinct adsorption configurations with different magnetic excitations, namely, Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states and spin excitations. They may be understood in terms of their different magnetic anisotropies and exchange couplings with the substrate, as illustrated by the density functional theory calculations. In networks, strong intermolecular interactions lead to diverse structures with distinct magnetic and electronic properties. This work demonstrates a degree of control over the magnetic quantum states of a molecular complex on a superconductor.