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Single-molecule quantum dot as a Kondo simulator.


ABSTRACT: Structural flexibility of molecule-based systems is key to realizing the novel functionalities. Tuning the structure in the atomic scale enables us to manipulate the quantum state in the molecule-based system. Here we present the reversible Hamiltonian manipulation in a single-molecule quantum dot consisting of an iron phthalocyanine molecule attached to an Au electrode and a scanning tunnelling microscope tip. We precisely controlled the position of Fe2+ ion in the molecular cage by using the tip, and tuned the Kondo coupling between the molecular spins and the Au electrode. Then, we realized the crossover between the strong-coupling Kondo regime and the weak-coupling regime governed by spin-orbit interaction in the molecule. The results open an avenue to simulate low-energy quantum many-body physics and quantum phase transition through the molecular flexibility.

SUBMITTER: Hiraoka R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5497065 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Single-molecule quantum dot as a Kondo simulator.

Hiraoka R R   Minamitani E E   Arafune R R   Tsukahara N N   Watanabe S S   Kawai M M   Takagi N N  

Nature communications 20170630


Structural flexibility of molecule-based systems is key to realizing the novel functionalities. Tuning the structure in the atomic scale enables us to manipulate the quantum state in the molecule-based system. Here we present the reversible Hamiltonian manipulation in a single-molecule quantum dot consisting of an iron phthalocyanine molecule attached to an Au electrode and a scanning tunnelling microscope tip. We precisely controlled the position of Fe<sup>2+</sup> ion in the molecular cage by  ...[more]

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