Effect of a transverse magnetic field on resonant magnetization tunneling in high-spin molecules
The recent observation of steps at regular intervals of magnetic field in the hysteresis loops of oriented crystals of the spin-10 molecular magnet Mn12O12(CH3COO)16(H2O)4 has been attributed to resonant tunneling between spin states. Here, we investigate the effect on the relaxation rate of applyin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication date: | 1997 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/22073 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/22073 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Propietats magnètiques Camps magnètics Relaxació magnètica Teoria quàntica Efecte túnel Anisotropia Magnetic properties Magnetic fields Magnetic relaxation Quantum theory Tunneling (Physics) Anisotropy |
| Summary: | The recent observation of steps at regular intervals of magnetic field in the hysteresis loops of oriented crystals of the spin-10 molecular magnet Mn12O12(CH3COO)16(H2O)4 has been attributed to resonant tunneling between spin states. Here, we investigate the effect on the relaxation rate of applying the magnetic field at an angle with respect to the easy axis of magnetization. We find that the position of the resonances is independent of the transverse component of the field, and is determined solely by the longitudinal component. On the other hand, a transverse field significantly increases the relaxation rate, both on and off resonance. We discuss classical and quantum mechanical interpretations of this effect |
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