Publications by authors named "Rabei Barhoumi"

Nanostructures, fabricated by locating molecular building blocks in well-defined positions, for example, on a lattice, are ideal platforms for studying atomic-scale quantum effects. In this context, STM data obtained from self-assembled Bis(phthalocyaninato) Terbium (III) (TbPc) single-molecule magnets on various substrates have raised questions about the conformation of the TbPc molecules within the lattice. In order to address this issue, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out on a 2D assembly of TbPc molecules.

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Bis(phthalocyaninato)lanthanide (LnPc) double-decker-based devices have recently attracted a great deal of interest for data encoding purposes. Although the 4f-electrons of lanthanide ions play a key role in the experimental methodology, their localized character, deeper in energy compared to the 3d electrons of transition metals, hampers a detailed investigation. Here, our approach consists of the follow-up of the entanglement process with other molecules and with the substrate electrons by means of space-resolved detection of the Kondo resonance by scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS), using different substrates (from weak to strong interaction).

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