The Landau-Zener method allows to measure very small tunnel splittings ∆ in molecular clusters Fe8. The observed oscillations of ∆ as a function of the magnetic field applied along the hard anisotropy axis are explained in terms of topological quantum interference of two tunnel paths of opposite windings. Studies of the temperature dependence of the Landau-Zener transition rate P gives access to the topological quantum interference between excited spin levels. The influence of nuclear spins is demonstrated by comparing P of the standard Fe8 sample with two isotopically substituted samples. The need of a generalised Landau-Zener transition rate theory is shown.
Nonadiabatic Landau–Zener Tunneling in Fe8 Molecular Nanomagnets / W., Wernsdorfer; R., Sessoli; A., Caneschi; D., Gatteschi; Cornia, Andrea. - In: EUROPHYSICS LETTERS. - ISSN 1286-4854. - STAMPA. - 50:4(2000), pp. 552-558. [10.1209/epl/i2000-00305-x]
Nonadiabatic Landau–Zener Tunneling in Fe8 Molecular Nanomagnets
CORNIA, Andrea
2000
Abstract
The Landau-Zener method allows to measure very small tunnel splittings ∆ in molecular clusters Fe8. The observed oscillations of ∆ as a function of the magnetic field applied along the hard anisotropy axis are explained in terms of topological quantum interference of two tunnel paths of opposite windings. Studies of the temperature dependence of the Landau-Zener transition rate P gives access to the topological quantum interference between excited spin levels. The influence of nuclear spins is demonstrated by comparing P of the standard Fe8 sample with two isotopically substituted samples. The need of a generalised Landau-Zener transition rate theory is shown.
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