Quantum phase interference and Néel-vector tunneling in antiferromagnetic molecular wheels

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Waldmann, O ^a   Stamatatos, T C ^b   Christou, G ^b   Gudel H U ^c   Sheikin, I ^d   Mutka, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d GRENOBLE HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY   (France)

^e INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC; APPLIED FIELD; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAGNETIC TORQUES; QUANTUM PHASE INTERFERENCE; SEMICLASSICAL THEORIES;

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; NEON; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); WHEELS; WIND TUNNELS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 67650489028     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.157202     Document Type: Article

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