Quantum dynamics in molecular nanomagnets

Comptes Rendus Chimie

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1086-1109

  Wernsdorfer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Decoherence; exchange bias; Magnetic hysteresis; magnetometer; micro SQUID; Molecular nanomagnets; Molecular spintronics; Quantum computation; Quantum interference; qubit; Resonant quantum tunneling; Single molecule magnets; Spin parity effect; spin Hamiltonian

Indexed keywords

EID: 56949095306     PISSN: 16310748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2008.08.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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