Electronic and Magnetic Properties of a Monolayer of VOTPP Molecules Sublimated on Ag(100) (Adv. Phys. Res. 5/2024)

Abstract

Surface Interactions

The parallel use of different spectroscopic techniques demonstrates that the spin and electronic properties of vanadyl tetraphenylporphyrin molecular qubits are preserved when they form a monolayer on the Ag(100) surface. In article number 2300121, Lorenzo Poggini, Gianlorenzo Bussetti, Matteo Mannini and co-workers reveal how the molecules adhere to the surface with their porphyrin ring macrocycle aligned parallel to it, while the vanadyl group may point either upwards or downwards, resulting in differing levels of interaction strength with the surface. Artwork by Andrea Luigi Sorrentino, Università degli Studi di Firenze.