An electrically controlled single molecule spin switch

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20592v1
• Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:42:25 GMT
• Title: An electrically controlled single molecule spin switch
• Authors: Wantong Huang, Kwan Ho Au-Yeung, Paul Greule, Máté Stark, Christoph Sürgers, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Roberto Robles, Nicolas Lorente, Philip Willke,
• Abstract summary: We present an electrically controlled single-molecule spin switch based on a bistable complex adsorbed on an insulating magnesium oxide film.<n>Inelastic electron tunnelling spectroscopy (IETS) measurements and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal a distinct change between a paramagnetic and a non-magnetic spin configuration.
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• Abstract: Precise control of spin states and spin-spin interactions in atomic-scale magnetic structures is crucial for spin-based quantum technologies. A promising architecture is molecular spin systems, which offer chemical tunability and scalability for larger structures. An essential component, in addition to the qubits themselves, is switchable qubit-qubit interactions that can be individually addressed. In this study, we present an electrically controlled single-molecule spin switch based on a bistable complex adsorbed on an insulating magnesium oxide film. The complex, which consists of an Fe adatom coupled to an iron phthalocyanine (FePc) molecule, can be reversibly switched between two stable states using voltage pulses locally via the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM). Inelastic electron tunnelling spectroscopy (IETS) measurements and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal a distinct change between a paramagnetic and a non-magnetic spin configuration. Lastly, we demonstrate the functionality of this molecular spin switch by using it to modify the electron spin resonance (ESR) frequency of a nearby target FePc spin within a spin-spin coupled structure. Thus, we showcase how individual molecular machines can be utilized to create scalable and tunable quantum devices.

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