Quantum tunneling of magnetization in nanostructured materials

被引:122
作者
Tejada, J [1 ]
Ziolo, RF [1 ]
Zhang, XX [1 ]
机构
[1] XEROX CORP,WILSON CTR RES & TECHNOL,WEBSTER,NY 14580
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D O I
10.1021/cm9602003
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The study of very low temperature magnetic relaxation in nanostructured materials has provided the opportunity to observe the occurrence of quantum tunneling of magnetization (QTM) in many different systems. As the magnetization is classical vector, this effect is also referred to as macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT). In this paper, we review the key ideas underlying magnetic relaxation as well as the results obtained for different nanostructured systems, which, to date, include single domain particles, mesoscopic grains, and high-spin polynuclear molecules.
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页码:1784 / 1792
页数:9
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