Assembly-induced spin transfer and distance-dependent spin coupling in atomically precise AgCu nanoclusters

Nan Xia; Jianpei Xing; Di Peng; Shiyu Ji; Jun Zha; Nan Yan; Yan Su; Xue Jiang; Zhi Zeng; Jijun Zhao; Zhikun Wu

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33651-9

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Assembly-induced spin transfer and distance-dependent spin coupling in atomically precise AgCu nanoclusters

Nan Xia,
Jianpei Xing,
Di Peng,
Shiyu Ji,
Jun Zha,
Nan Yan,
Yan Su,
Xue Jiang,
Zhi Zeng,
Jijun Zhao,
Zhikun Wu

Affiliations

Nan Xia: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianpei Xing: Key Laboratory of Material Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education
Di Peng: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiyu Ji: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Zha: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nan Yan: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yan Su: Key Laboratory of Material Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education
Xue Jiang: Key Laboratory of Material Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education
Zhi Zeng: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jijun Zhao: Key Laboratory of Material Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education
Zhikun Wu: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33651-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The assembly of atomically precise clusters into ordered superstructures enables new functional material designs. Here, the authors propose a strategy for linear arrangements of AgCu clusters and explore the consequent transfer and coupling of magnetic spins.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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