Prof. Yishay Manassen
Born: 1957, Israel
Academic Qualifications:
    Academic Positions:
    Department of Physics - Associate Professor

    Research Interests:
    Single spin detection with STM.
    Elasticity at the atomic level Mesoscopic Transport with a dual probe STM
    Quantitative characterization of gas-solid chemical reaction.

    Research Projects:
    Microscopy of Heterogenous corrosion-NRCN (Kamag)
    Noise Spectroscopy of a single spin (BSF)
    Conductance Measurement on the nm scale (ISF)
    Studies on carbon nantubes with single and dual probe STM (Israel Ministry of Science Korea – Israel binational grant)
    Low temperature STM studies on ordered para and ferromagnetic nanoparticles (Israel Ministry of Science India – Israel Binatinal grant)
    New STM techniques (The Wolfsohn Foundation)
    Measurement and manipulation of a single spin (Japanese institute of information and communication)
    Publications:
    • H. Realpe, E. Peretz, N. Shamir, M. H. Mintz, R. Z. Shneck and Y. Manassen. Islands as Nanometric Probes of Strain Distribution in Heterogeneous Surfaces Phys. Rev. Lett. 104: 056102 (2010)
    • V. Mugnaini, M. Fabrizioli , I. Ratera, M. Mannini , A. Caneschi, D. Gatteschi, Y. Manassen and J. Veciana . Towards the Detection of Single Polychlorotriphenylmethyl Radical Derivatives by means of Electron Spin Noise STM Solid State Science 11: 956 (2009)
    • H. Realpe, N. Shamir; Y. Manassen and M.H Mintz. The dynamic nature of hydrogen in the α and β phases in the Gd(0001)/W(110) system: STM observations J. Alloys and Compounds 473: 521 (2009)
    • Rami Dana, Irina Kiruschev, Phong Dinh Tran, Pascal Doppelt, Yishay Manassen . Towards a Dual-Tip STM Application in Mesoscopic Electron Transport Israel Journal of Chemistry 48: 87-97 (2008)
    • T. Komeda and Y. Manassen. Distribution of frequencies of a single precessing spin detected by scanning tunneling microscope Appl. Phys. Lett 92: 212506 (2008)
    • R. Dana and Y. Manassen. Mesoscopic mismatch as a driving force for modified morphology above percolation EuroPhys. Lett. 79: 16001 (2007)
    • M. Mannini, P. Messina, L. Sorace, L. Gorini, M. Fabrizioli, A. Caneschi, Y. Manassen, P. Sigalotti, P. Pittana, D. Gatteschi. Addressing individual paramagnetic molecules through ESN-STM Inorganica Chimica Acta 360: 3837 (2007)
    • P. Messina, M. Mannini, A Caneschi, D. Gatteschi, L. Sorace, P. Sigalotti, C. Sandrin, S. Prato and Y. Manassen. Spin noise fluctuations from paramagnetic molecular adsorbates on surfaces J. Appl. Phys. 101: 053916 (2007)
    • H. Realpe, N. Shamir, M. H. Mintz and Y. Manassen. Morphology changes due to AC induced electromigration in Gd islands on W(110) Surf. Sci. 601: 1177 (2007)
    • H. Realpe, N. Shamir, M. H. Mintz and . Y. Manassen. STM imaging of electrically floating islands Surf. Sci 600: 2795 (2006)
    • A. V Balatsky, J. Franson, D. Muzyrsky and Y Manassen . Nuclear Spin Noise and STM Noise Spectroscopy Phys. Rev. B 73 : 184429 (2006)
    • Z. Nussinov, J.-X. Zhu, A. V. Balatsky, M. F. Crommie and Y. Manassen. Single spin detection and noise spectroscopy Int. Soc. Opt. Eng 5472: 116 (2004)
    • Y. Manassen and A. V. Balatsky. 1/f Spin Noise and a Single Spin Detection with STM Isr. J. of Chem 44: 401 (2004)
    • Y. Manassen, H. Realpe, R. Shneck, D. Barlam, and A. Brokman. Out-of-plane STM displacement measurements and evaluation of elastic fields in iron silicide islands on silicon Phys. Rev. B 68: 075412 (2003)
    • Z. Olami, Y. Manassen, N. R. Rao and R. Dana. Fractalization of silicon islands at a coverage close to 0.5 monolayers Surf. Sci 520: 35 (2002)
    • A.V. Balatsky, Y. Manassen and R. Salem . Exchange-based noise spectroscopy of a single precessing spin with scanning tunnelling microscopy Phil. Mag. B 82: 1291 (2002)
    • A.V. Balatsky, Y. Manassen and R. Salem. ESR-STM of a single precessing spin: Detection of exchange-based spin noise Phys. Rev. B 66: 195416 (2002)
    • Y. Manassen, I. Mukhopadhyay and N.R. Rao. Electron-spin-resonance STM on iron atoms in silicon Phys. Rev. B 61: 16223 (2000)
    • V. Lyakhovitskaya, S. Richter, F. Frolow, L. Kaplan, Y. Manassen, K. Gartsman and D. Cahen. Growth of single CuInSe2 crystals by the traveling heater method and their characterization J. Cryst. Growth 197: 177 (1999)
    • Y. Manassen, N. R. Rao, I. Mukhopadhyay, E. Ter - Ovanesyan and Z. Olami. Anomalous coarsening process of voids, steps, and denuded zones on a Si(111)7x7 surface Phys. Rev. E 59: 2664 (1999)
    • S. Richter, Y. Manassen and D. Cahen. Bulk changes in semiconductors using scanning probe microscopy: nm-size fabricated structures Phys. Rev. B 59: 10877 (1999)
    • D. Shachal, and Y. Manassen . Adsorption of 1,13-tetradecadiene on Si(111)7x7 studied by STM: possible electrostatic interactions between the aliphatic chain and the surface Appl. Phys. A 66: S1229 (1998)
    • Y Manassen and D. Shachal. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) on physisorbed chemical groups of individual immobilized molecules Molecular Electronics: Science and Technology 852: 277 (1998)
    • S. Richter, V. Lyakhovitskaya S. R. Cohen, K. Gartsman, D. Cahen and Y. Manassen. Sub- μm semiconductor device structures in CuInSe2 Ternary and Multinary Compounds 152: 943 (1998)
    • S. Richter, D. Cahen, S. R. Cohen, K. Gartsman, V. Lyakhovitskaya and Y. Manassen . Fabrication of sub-μ m bipolar transistor structures by scanning probe microscopy Appl. Phys. Lett. 73: 1868 (1998)
    • V. Lyakhovitskaya, S. Richter Y. Manassen, and D. Cahen “. Growth and characterization of twin-free CuInSe2 crystals by the traveling heater method Ternary and Multinary Compounds 152: 103 (1998)
    • D. Shachal and Y. Manassen. Through bond tunneling in an immobilized alkane chain on Si(111)7X7 studied by STM Chem. Phys. Lett 271: 107 (1997)
    • D. Shachal, Y. Manassen and E. Ter - Ovanesyan,”. Role of chain length on the surface chemistry of dienes studied by scanning tunneling microscopy Phys. Rev B 55: 9367 (1997)
    • Y. Manassen. Real-time response and phase-sensitive detection to demonstrate the validity of ESR-STM results J. Magn. Reson 126: 133 (1997)
    • E. Ter – Ovanesyan, Y. Manassen, N.R. Rao, and Z. Olami. Diffusional attractions between voids on a Si(111)7x7 surface J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 15: 1317 (1997)
    • A. Pomyalov and Y. Manassen. Local electric field effects in STM of single-atom adsorption on a Si(001) surface Surf. Sci. 382: (1997)
    • D. Shachal and Y. Manassen. Adsorption geometries of 1,9-decadiene on Si(111) 7x7 studied by scanning tunneling microscopy J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 15: 1310 (1997)
    • E. Ter - Ovanesyan, Y. Manassen, and D. Shachal. Solid-phase epitaxy of thin silicon film on Si(111) surface studied by scanning tunneling microscopy Isr. J. Chem. 36: 45 (1996)
    • Y. Golan, E. Ter Ovanesyan, Y. Manassen, L. Margulis, G. Hodes, I. Rubinstein and J. L. Hutchinson . Electrodeposited quantum dots. Epitaxial short-range order in amorphous semiconductor nanostructures Surf. Sci. 350: 277 (1996)
    • L. Chernyak, V. Lyakhovitzkaya, S. Richter, A. Jakubowicz, Y. Manassen, S. R. Cohen and D. Cahen . Electronic effects of ion mobility in semiconductors: Mixed electronic-ionic behavior and device creation in Si:Li J. Appl. Phys. 80: 2749 (1996)
    • E. G. Bithell, J. L. Hutchinson, Y. Golan, E. Ter - Ovanesyan, Y. Manassen, L. Margulis, G. Hodes and I. Rubinstein . HREM assessment of short range order in CdSe quantum dots Electron Microscopy and Analysis 147 : 79 (1995)
    • E. Ter-Ovanesyan, Y. Manassen, and D. Shachal. Ordering of amorphous silicon during solid-phase epitaxy studied by scanning tunneling microscopy Phys. Rev. B 50: 8020 (1994)
    • S. Richter and Y. Manassen, . Aspects of Molecular Imaging with a Scanning Tunneling Microscope J. Phys. Chem 98: 2941 (1994)
    • Y. Manassen. Scanning Probe Microscopy and Magnetic Resonance Adv. Mater 6: 401 (1994)
    • Y. Manassen, E. Ter – Ovanesyan, D. Shachal and S. Richter. Electron-Spin Resonance-Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Experiments on Thermally Oxidized SI(111) Phys. Rev. B 48: 4887 (1993)
    • D. Shachal and Y. Manassen. Mechanism of Electron-Spin-Resonance Studied with use of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Phys. Rev. B 46: 4795 (1992)
    • D. Shachal and Y. Manassen. Spin-Orbit-Coupling Mechanism for Scanning-Tunneling-Microscopy Observation of Individual Paramagnetic Spins Phys. Rev B 44: 11528 (1991)
    • Y. Manassen, R. J. Hamers, J. E. Demuth and A. J. Castellano Jr. Direct Observation of the Precession of Individual Paramagnetic Spins on Oxidized Silicon Surfaces Phys. Rev. Lett 62: 2531 (1989)
    • Y. Manassen, E. Shalev and G. Navon. Mapping of Electrical Circuits using Chemical-Shift Imaging J. Magn. Reson 76: 371 (1988)
    • Y. Manassen and G. Navon. Nonuniform Sampling in NMR Experiments” J. Magn. Reson. J. Magn. Reson. 79: 291 (1988)
    • Y. Manassen, G. Navon and C. T. W. Moonen. Reduced Multidimensional NMR Experiments using a Linear Least-Squares Procedure J. Magn. Reson 72: 551 (1987)
    • Y. Manassen and G. Navon. NMR J-Imaging Bull. Magn. Reson 3: 71 (1987)
    • Y Manassen and G. Navon . Spatially Encoded Spin Echoes, J-Imaging J. Magn. Reson 66: 568 (1986)
    • Y Manassen and G. Navon. A Constant Gradient Experiment for Chemical – Shift Imaging J. Magn. Reson 61: 363 (1985)
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    Email:manassen@bgu.ac.il