This study demonstrates how the spin quantum dynamics of a single Fe atom adsorbed on Cu(001) can be controlled and manipulated by the vibrations of a nearby copper tip attached to a nano cantilever by virtue of the dynamic magnetic anisotropy. The magnetic properties of the composite system are obtained from \emph{ab initio} calculations in completely relaxed geometries and turned out to be dependent considerably on the tip-iron distance that changes as the vibrations set in. The level populations, the spin dynamics interrelation with the driving frequency, as well as quantum information related quantities are exposed and analyzed.
@article{arxiv.1706.08321,
title = {Functionalizing Fe adatoms on Cu(001) as a nanoelectromechanical system},
author = {Michael Schuler and Levan Chotorlishvili and Marius Melz and Alexander Saletsky and Andrey Klavsyuk and Zaza Toklikishvili and Jamal Berakdar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.08321},
year = {2017}
}