Adsorbate-Induced Modification of the Confining Barriers in a Quantum Box Array

Sylwia Nowakowska, Federico Mazzola, Mariza N. Alberti, Fei Song, Tobias Voigt, Jan Nowakowski, Aneliia Wäckerlin, Christian Wäckerlin, Jérôme Wiss, W. Bernd Schweizer, Max Broszio, Craig Polley, Mats Leandersson, Shadi Fatayer, Toni Ivas, Milos Baljozovic, S. Fatemeh Mousavi, Aisha Ahsan, Thomas Nijs, Olha PopovaJun Zhang, Matthias Muntwiler, Carlo Thilgen, Meike Stöhr, Igor A. Pasti, Natalia V. Skorodumova, François Diederich, Justin Wells, Thomas A. Jung

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Abstract

Quantum devices depend on addressable elements, which can be modified separately and in their mutual interaction. Self-assembly at surfaces, for example, formation of a porous (metal-) organic network, provides an ideal way to manufacture arrays of identical quantum boxes, arising in this case from the confinement of the electronic (Shockley) surface state within the pores. We show that the electronic quantum box state as well as the interbox coupling can be modified locally to a varying extent by a selective choice of adsorbates, here C60, interacting with the barrier. In view of the wealth of differently acting adsorbates, this approach allows for engineering quantum states in on-surface network architectures.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)768-778
Number of pages11
JournalACS Nano
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 23 2018
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering

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