Overview

Nanomagnetism is a rapidly expanding area of research which appears to be able to provide novel applications. Magnetic molecules are at the very bottom of the possible size of nanomagnets and they provide a unique opportunity to observe the coexistence of classical and quantum properties. The discovery in the early 90's that a cluster comprising twelve manganese ions shows hysteresis of molecular origin, and later proved evidence of quantum effects, opened a new research area which is still flourishing through the collaboration of chemists and physicists. This book is the first attempt to cover in detail the new area of molecular nanomagnetism, for which no other book is available. In fact research and review articles, and book chapters are the only tools available for newcomers and the experts in the field. It is written by the chemists originators and by a theorist who has been one of the protagonists of the development of the field, and is explicitly addressed to an audience of chemists and physicists, aiming to use a language suitable for the two communities.

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Author:   Dante Gatteschi (University of Florence) ,  Roberta Sessoli (University of Florence) ,  Jacques Villain (CEA Grenoble)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.815kg
ISBN:  

9780198567530

ISBN 10:   0198567537
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   02 March 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Magnetic Interactions in Molecular Systems 3: Observation of Microscopic Magnetism 4: Single Molecular Magnets 5: Thermally Activated Magnetic Relaxation 6: Magnetic Tunnelling of an Isolated Spin 7: Introduction to Path Integrals 8: Tunnelling in a Time-Dependent Magnetic Field at Low Temperature 9: Interaction of a Spin with the External World at Low Temperature 10: Tunnelling between Excited States 11: Coherence and Decoherence 12: Disorder and Magnetic Tunnelling 13: More Experiments on Single Molecule Magnets 14: Other Magnetic Molecules 15: Emerging Trends in Molecular Nanomagnetism A: Systems of Units, Physical Contants and Basic Mathematical Tools B: The Magnetic Field C: How Irreversibility Comes In D: Basic Properties of the Master Equation E: Derivation of the Arrhenius Law F: Phonons and How to Use Them G: High Order Perturbation Theory H: Proof of the Landau-Zener-Stuckelberg Formula I: Tunnelling Between Hyperfine States J: Specific Heat K: master Equation for the Density Matrix

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`...far superior [to existing books]...with a much wider appeal to physicists and chemists. ' Stephen Blundell, Oxford University

'The book can be strongly recommended. It succeeds in bridging the gap between the many different facets of chemistry and physics. The subject is sure to gain in importance in the coming years.' Angewandte Chemie, March 2007 Written by the chemist originators as well as by a theorist who has been one of the protagonists of the development of the field, this book is explicitly addressed to an audience of chemists and physicists and aims to use a language suitable for the two communities. Lab Plus International

Author Information

Dante Gatteschi Department of Chemistry Università degli Studi di Firenze via della Lastruccia 3 50019 Sesto Fiorentino ITALY; Roberta Sessoli Department of Chemistry Università degli Studi di Firenze via della Lastruccia 3 50019 Sesto Fiorentino ITALY; Jacques Villain 17 Boulevard de Jomardière, F-38120 Saint-Egrève

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