Low-temperature thermodynamic properties of molecular magnetic chains

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 6282-6293

  Affronte, M ^a   Caneschi, A ^b   Cucci, C ^a   Gatteschi, D ^b   Lasjaunias, J C ^c   Paulsen, C ^c   Pini, M G ^d   Rettori, A ^a   Sessoli, R ^b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 0001171767     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.6282     Document Type: Article

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