Electron–phonon coupling in engineered magnetic molecules†
Abstract
We probe the electron–phonon coupling for in situ engineered porphyrin-based magnetic molecular layers supported on weakly reactive surfaces. Using high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy at 4.5 K we show that the electronic and magnetic properties of the engineered molecules are the result of interplay between many-body spin–flip excitations and electron–phonon interactions.