A theoretical study of the dynamical switching of a single spin by exchange forces

We demonstrate the possibility of dynamically switching the spin of a single atom or molecule with the magnetic tip of an atomic force microscope making use of the acting exchange forces. We choose single V-, Nb- and Ta-benzene molecules as model systems and calculate the exchange interaction with a...

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Main Authors: R Wieser, V Caciuc, C Lazo, H Hölscher, E Y Vedmedenko, R Wiesendanger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/1/013011