Steps in the hysteresis of a high spin molecule

We report the first observation of steps in the hysteresis loop of a high¿spin molecular magnet. We propose that the steps, which occur every 0.46 T, are due to thermally assisted resonant tunneling between different quantum spin states. Magnetic relaxation increases dramatically when the field is i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Friedman, Jonathan R., Sarachik, M. P., Tejada Palacios, Javier, Maciejewski, J., Ziolo, R. F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/22072
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/22072
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Propietats magnètiques
Spin (Física nuclear)
Anisotropia
Histèresi
Relaxació magnètica
Efecte túnel
Magnetic properties
Nuclear spin
Anisotropy
Hysteresis
Magnetic relaxation
Tunneling (Physics)
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Sumario:We report the first observation of steps in the hysteresis loop of a high¿spin molecular magnet. We propose that the steps, which occur every 0.46 T, are due to thermally assisted resonant tunneling between different quantum spin states. Magnetic relaxation increases dramatically when the field is in the neighborhood of a step. A simple model accounts for the observations and predicts a value for the anisotropy barrier consistent with that inferred from the superparamagnetic blocking temperature