title: Manipulation of the Kondo effect via two-dimensional molecular assembly.
abstract: We report the manipulation of a Kondo resonance originating from the spin-electron interactions between a two-dimensional molecular assembly of TBrPP-Co molecules and a Cu(111) surface at 4.6 K. By manipulating nearest-neighbor molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope tip we are able to tune the spin-electron coupling of the center molecule inside a hexagonal molecular assembly in a controlled step-by-step manner. The Kondo temperature increases from 105 to 170 K with decreasing the number of nearest neighbor molecules from six to zero. The scattering of surface electrons by the molecules located at edges of the molecular layer reduces the spin-electron coupling strength for the molecules inside the layer. Investigations of different molecular arrangements indicate that the observed Kondo resonance is independent on the molecular lattice.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA.
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iancu
authors.forename: Aparna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Saw-Wai
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hla