Observation of quantum coherence in mesoscopic molecular magnets

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 4377-4380

  Luis, F ^a   Mettes, F L ^a   Tejada, J ^b   Gatteschi, D ^c   De Jongh, L J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUNNELING; GROUND STATE; HYDROGEN BONDS; IRON; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETS; MANGANESE; MOLECULES; PROTONS;

MESOSCOPIC MOLECULAR MAGNETS; QUANTUM COHERENCE; QUANTUM MECHANICAL TUNNELING; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELDS; UNIAXIAL MOLECULAR MAGNETS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0034317737     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.4377     Document Type: Article

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