Size effect on chemical tuning of spin-lattice relaxation dynamics in superparamagnetic nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 9713-9719

  Chen, Tai Yen ^a   Hsia, Chih Hao ^a   Chen, Hsiang Yun ^a   Son, Dong Hee ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TUNING; COBALT CONTENT; FARADAY ROTATIONS; MAGNETIC NANOCRYSTALS; PUMP-PROBE; SIMPLE MODEL; SIZE DEPENDENCE; SIZE EFFECTS; SPIN LATTICE RELAXATION RATES; SPIN LATTICES; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; SUPERPARAMAGNETICS; TUNABILITIES;

COBALT; NANOCRYSTALS; SPIN-LATTICE RELAXATION; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 77953013004     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp103568k     Document Type: Article

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