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Title:
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Microwave absorption and magnetization tunneling in Mn12-acetate molecular clusters
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Author:
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Amigo, R.; Hernández Ferràs, Joan Manel; García Santiago, Antoni; Tejada Palacios, Javier
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
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Abstract:
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In this paper we study the effect of microwave absorption on the quantum relaxation rate of Mn12 molecular clusters. We have determined first the resonant frequencies of a microwave resonator containing a single crystal of Mn12-Acetate and measured initial isothermal magnetization curves while microwave power was put into the resonator. We have found that the tunneling rate changes one order of magnitude for certain frequencies. This suggests that the microwave shaking of the nuclear spin and molecular vibrational degrees of freedom is responsible for the huge increasing of the tunneling rate. |
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Publication date:
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2010-05-04 |
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Subject(s):
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Microones Absorció Propietats magnètiques Relaxació magnètica Efecte túnel Microwaves Absorption Magnetic properties Magnetic relaxation Tunneling (Physics) |
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Rights:
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(c) The American Physical Society, 2003
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Document type:
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Article |
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