Quantum phase transition in a single-molecule quantum dot

Nature

Volumn 453, Issue 7195, 2008, Pages 633-637

  Roch, Nicolas ^a   Florens, Serge ^a   Bouchiat, Vincent ^a   Wernsdorfer, Wolfgang ^a   Balestro, Franck ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; WAVE EQUATION;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 44449094058     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06930     Document Type: Article

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