Observation of the underscreened Kondo effect in a molecular transistor.
We present the first quantitative experimental evidence for the underscreened Kondo effect, an incomplete compensation of a quantized magnetic moment by conduction electrons, as originally proposed by Nozières and Blandin. The device consists of an even charge spin S=1 molecular quantum dot, obtained by electromigration of C60 molecules into gold nanogaps and operated in a dilution fridge. The persistence of logarithmic singularities in the low temperature conductance is demonstrated by a comparison to the fully screened configuration obtained in odd charge spin S=1/2 Coulomb diamonds. We also discover an extreme sensitivity of the underscreened Kondo resonance to the magnetic field that we confirm on the basis of numerical renormalization group calculations.
Roch
Nicolas
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Institut Néel, associé à l'UJF, CNRS, BP 166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Florens
Serge
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Costi
Theo A
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Wernsdorfer
Wolfgang
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Balestro
Franck
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