Abstract
We demonstrate the ability to measure the energy required to flip the spin of single adsorbed atoms. A low-temperature, high-magnetic field scanning tunneling microscope was used to measure the spin excitation spectra of individual manganese atoms adsorbed on Al2O3 islands on a NiAl surface. We find pronounced variations of the spin-flip spectra for manganese atoms in different local environments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 466-469 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 306 |
| Issue number | 5695 |
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| State | Published - 15 Oct 2004 |