Communications Physics (May 2018)

Orbital-selective spin excitation of a magnetic porphyrin

  • Carmen Rubio-Verdú,
  • Ane Sarasola,
  • Deung-Jang Choi,
  • Zsolt Majzik,
  • René Ebeling,
  • M. Reyes Calvo,
  • Miguel M. Ugeda,
  • Aran Garcia-Lekue,
  • Daniel Sánchez-Portal,
  • Jose Ignacio Pascual

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-018-0015-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Understanding the magnetic properties of molecules at the atomic level is a crucial aspect in the growing area of organic spintronics. This study brings further insight into the mechanisms of electron-spin interactions by investigating an iron-based organic molecule deposited on gold substrates.