Three Different States of the Molecule (IMAGE)

Kiel University

Three Different States of the Molecule

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The images from the scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) show the three different states of the molecule, which correspond to a trinary code for encrypting information: in a highly magnetic state (left), in a low magnetic state with atoms that have moved closer together (middle) and in an equally low magnetic state but turned by 45 degrees (right).

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Manuel Gruber

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