Hyperfine interaction of individual atoms on a surface

Abstract

The interaction of nuclei with nonzero spin with electron spins creates small electronic energy. With a scanning tunneling microscope tip, Willke et al. measured these hyperfine interactions for iron and titanium atoms that were manipulated on a magnesium oxide surface. The tip was also used to measure electron paramagnetic resonance spectra. The hyperfine structure of single atoms was sensitive to the binding site of the atom as well as its position relative to other magnetic atoms.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 19, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/science.aat7047

Entities

People

  • Alejandro Ferrón
  • Andreas J. Heinrich
  • Arzhang Ardavan
  • Christopher P Lutz
  • Joaquín Fernández-Rossier
  • José L Lado
  • Kai Yang
  • Philip Willke
  • Taeyoung Choi
  • Yujeong Bae

Organizations

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • ETH Zurich
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • Ewha Womans University
  • Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
  • Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
  • Institute for Basic Science
  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council
  • National University of the Northeast
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of Oxford

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics