PhD thesis defense. Charge and Spin Excitations in Triangulene Nanostructures on Functional Surfaces
This thesis investigates the fabrication and control of electronic spins in open-shell nanographenes. These carbon-based nanostructures exhibit unique magnetic properties and hold strong potential for spintronics and quantum information technologies. Their high reactivity makes them difficult to obtain using conventional methods. Using low-temperature, ultra-high-vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), new synthetic strategies are explored based on central heteroatom doping and geometric modification of triangulenes.
