Quantum tunnelling of the magnetization in a monolayer of oriented single-molecule magnets

Nature

Volumn 468, Issue 7322, 2010, Pages 417-421

  Mannini, M ^a   Pineider, F ^a   Danieli, C ^b   Totti, F ^a   Sorace, L ^a   Sainctavit, Ph ^c   Arrio, M A ^c   Otero, E ^d   Joly, L ^e,g   Cezar, J C ^f   Cornia, A ^b   Sessoli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; IRON COMPLEX;

ADSORPTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIZATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; MAGNET; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON;

EID: 78549275740     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09478     Document Type: Article

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