Giant Hysteresis of Single-Molecule Magnets Adsorbed on a Nonmagnetic Insulator

Wackerlin C; Donati F; Singha A; Baltic R; Rusponi S; Diller K; Patthey F; Pivetta M; Lan YH; Klyatskaya S; Ruben M; Brune H; Dreiser J

Advanced Materials, Vol.28, No.26, 5195-5195, 2016

DOI10.1002/adma.201506305 Export Citation

Giant Hysteresis of Single-Molecule Magnets Adsorbed on a Nonmagnetic Insulator

Wackerlin C, Donati F, Singha A, Baltic R, Rusponi S, Diller K, Patthey F, Pivetta M, Lan YH, Klyatskaya S, Ruben M, Brune H, Dreiser J

TbPc2 single-molecule magnets adsorbed on a magnesium oxide tunnel barrier exhibit record magnetic remanence, record hysteresis opening, perfect out-of-plane alignment of the magnetic easy axes, and self-assembly into a well-ordered layer.