Abstract
We demonstrate the tip induced control of the spin state of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) on an insulator coated substrate. Accounting for electronic correlations, we find that, under the condition of energetic proximity of neutral excited states to the anionic groundstate, the system can undergo a population inversion towards these excited states. The resulting state of the system is accompanied by a change in the total spin quantum number. Experimental signatures of the crossover are the appearance of additional nodal planes in the topographical STM images as well as a strong suppression of the current near the center of the molecule. The robustness of the effect against moderate charge conserving relaxation processes has also been tested.
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