Depth-dependent spin dynamics in thin films of TbPc 2 nanomagnets explored by low-energy implanted muons

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 8390-8396

  Hofmann, Andrea ^a   Salman, Zaher ^a   Mannini, Matteo ^b   Amato, Alex ^a   Malavolti, Luigi ^b   Morenzoni, Elvezio ^a   Prokscha, Thomas ^a   Sessoli, Roberta ^b   Suter, Andreas ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

low energy muon spin relaxation; quantum tunneling of the magnetization; single molecule magnets; TbPc 2; thin films

Indexed keywords

MUON SPIN RELAXATION; QUANTUM TUNNELING; SINGLE-MOLECULE MAGNET; TBPC 2; THIN FILMS;

NANOMATERIAL; TERBIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNET; MATERIALS TESTING; MESON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPIN LABELING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MAGNETS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MESONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPIN LABELS; TERBIUM;

EID: 84866714576     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3031673     Document Type: Article

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