Stabilizing the magnetic moment of single holmium atoms by symmetry

Toshio Miyamachi, Tobias Schuh, Tobias Märkl, Christopher Bresch, Timofey Balashov, Alexander Stöhr, Christian Karlewski, Stephan André, Michael Marthaler, Martin Hoffmann, Matthias Geilhufe, Sergey Ostanin, Wolfram Hergert, Ingrid Mertig, Gerd Schön, Arthur Ernst and Wulf Wulfhekel ()
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Toshio Miyamachi: Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tobias Schuh: Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tobias Märkl: Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Christopher Bresch: Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Timofey Balashov: Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Alexander Stöhr: Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Christian Karlewski: Institut für Theoretische Festkörperphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Stephan André: Institut für Theoretische Festkörperphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Michael Marthaler: Institut für Theoretische Festkörperphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Martin Hoffmann: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
Matthias Geilhufe: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
Sergey Ostanin: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
Wolfram Hergert: Institut für Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
Ingrid Mertig: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
Gerd Schön: Institut für Theoretische Festkörperphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Arthur Ernst: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
Wulf Wulfhekel: Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

Nature, 2013, vol. 503, issue 7475, 242-246

Abstract: Single magnetic atoms on non-magnetic surfaces have magnetic moments that are usually destabilized within a microsecond, too speedily to be useful, but here the magnetic moments of single holmium atoms on a highly conductive metallic substrate can reach lifetimes of the order of minutes.

Date: 2013
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