Atomically precise control of rotational dynamics in charged rare-earth complexes on a metal surface

Ajayi, Tolulope Michael; Singh, Vijay; Latt, Kyaw Zin; Sarkar, Sanjoy; Cheng, Xinyue; Premarathna, Sineth; Dandu, Naveen K.; Wang, Shaoze; Movahedifar, Fahimeh; Wieghold, Sarah; Shirato, Nozomi; Rose, Volker; Curtiss, Larry A.; Ngo, Anh T.; Masson, Eric; Hla, Saw Wai

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33897-3

Title: Atomically precise control of rotational dynamics in charged rare-earth complexes on a metal surface

Journal Article · 21 October 2022 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33897-3 · OSTI ID:1894419

; Singh, Vijay; Latt, Kyaw Zin;

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; Wang, Shaoze; Movahedifar, Fahimeh;

; Shirato, Nozomi;

; Curtiss, Larry A.; Ngo, Anh T.;

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Abstract Complexes containing rare-earth ions attract great attention for their technological applications ranging from spintronic devices to quantum information science. While charged rare-earth coordination complexes are ubiquitous in solution, they are challenging to form on materials surfaces that would allow investigations for potential solid-state applications. Here we report formation and atomically precise manipulation of rare-earth complexes on a gold surface. Although they are composed of multiple units held together by electrostatic interactions, the entire complex rotates as a single unit when electrical energy is supplied from a scanning tunneling microscope tip. Despite the hexagonal symmetry of the gold surface, a counterion at the side of the complex guides precise three-fold rotations and 100% control of their rotational directions is achieved using a negative electric field from the scanning probe tip. This work demonstrates that counterions can be used to control dynamics of rare-earth complexes on materials surfaces for quantum and nanomechanical applications.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1894419

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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