Quantum dynamics of the Néel vector in the antiferromagnetic molecular wheel Cs Fe8

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Waldmann, O ^a   Dobe, C ^a   Gudel H U ^a   Mutka, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

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EID: 33747890823     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.054429     Document Type: Article

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