Quantum Coherence in an Exchange-Couped Dimer of Single-Molecule Magnets

Science

Volumn 302, Issue 5647, 2003, Pages 1015-1018

  Hill, S ^a   Edwards, R S ^a   Aliaga Alcalde, N ^a   Christou, G ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; MAGNETS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTUM THEORY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

MAGNETIC EXCITATIONS;

DIMERS;

DIMER;

MAGNETIC METHOD;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EXCITATION; MAGNET; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0242494126     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1090082     Document Type: Article

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