title: Tunability of supramolecular Kagome lattices of magnetic phthalocyanines using graphene-based moire patterns as templates.
abstract: Self-assembly of various phthalocyanine (Pc) molecules and a derivative on an epitaxial graphene monolayer (MG) has been investigated by means of in situ ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy. The formation of regular Kagome lattices that duplicate the lattice of the moire pattern of MG was observed, demonstrating that MG can act as a wonderful template for the fabrication of unique nanoarchitectures with remarkable properties. Varying the central metal ion of the Pc molecule affords Kagome lattices with tunable molecular spins, providing ideal two-dimensional model systems for studying frustration physics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jinhai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Haigang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuhang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Wende
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gao