Macroscopic evidence of quantum coherent oscillations of the total spin in the Mn-[3\times3] molecular nanomagnet

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-173

  Carretta, S ^a   Santini, P ^a   Liviotti, E ^a   Magnani, N ^a   Guidi, T ^b   Caciuffo, R ^b   Amoretti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY;

MOLECULAR NANOMAGNETS; QUANTUM TUNNELING; TOTAL SPIN VECTOR;

OSCILLATIONS;

EID: 2142689812     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2003-00331-0     Document Type: Article

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