Spin torque driven electron paramagnetic resonance of a single spin in a pentacene molecule

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Main Authors: Kovarik, Stepan, Schlitz, Richard, Vishwakarma, Aishwarya, Ruckert, Dominic, Gambardella, Pietro, Stepanow, Sebastian
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Published: 2024
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author Kovarik, Stepan
Schlitz, Richard
Vishwakarma, Aishwarya
Ruckert, Dominic
Gambardella, Pietro
Stepanow, Sebastian
author_facet Kovarik, Stepan
Schlitz, Richard
Vishwakarma, Aishwarya
Ruckert, Dominic
Gambardella, Pietro
Stepanow, Sebastian
contents Control over quantum systems is typically achieved by time-dependent electric or magnetic fields. Alternatively, electronic spins can be controlled by spin-polarized currents. Here we demonstrate coherent driving of a single spin by a radiofrequency spin-polarized current injected from the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope into an organic molecule. With the excitation of electron paramagnetic resonance, we established dynamic control of single spins by spin torque using a local electric current. In addition our work highlights the dissipative action of the spin-transfer torque, in contrast to the nondissipative action of the magnetic field, which allows for the manipulation of individual spins based on controlled decoherence.
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spellingShingle Spin torque driven electron paramagnetic resonance of a single spin in a pentacene molecule
Kovarik, Stepan
Schlitz, Richard
Vishwakarma, Aishwarya
Ruckert, Dominic
Gambardella, Pietro
Stepanow, Sebastian
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
Control over quantum systems is typically achieved by time-dependent electric or magnetic fields. Alternatively, electronic spins can be controlled by spin-polarized currents. Here we demonstrate coherent driving of a single spin by a radiofrequency spin-polarized current injected from the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope into an organic molecule. With the excitation of electron paramagnetic resonance, we established dynamic control of single spins by spin torque using a local electric current. In addition our work highlights the dissipative action of the spin-transfer torque, in contrast to the nondissipative action of the magnetic field, which allows for the manipulation of individual spins based on controlled decoherence.
title Spin torque driven electron paramagnetic resonance of a single spin in a pentacene molecule
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17522