Single-atom spin-flip spectroscopy

Science

Volumn 306, Issue 5695, 2004, Pages 466-469

  Heinrich, A J ^a   Gupta, J A ^a   Lutz, C P ^a   Eigler, D M ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ENERGY STORAGE; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MANGANESE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

SINGLE ATOM; SPIN EXCITATION; SPIN-FLIP SPECTROSCOPY;

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; MANGANESE; METAL OXIDE;

SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SINGLE ATOM SPIN FLIP SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 5644242975     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1101077     Document Type: Article

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