This book provides an overview of the physical phenomena discovered in magnetic molecular materials over the last 20 years. It is written by leading scientists having made the most important contributions to this active area of research. The main topics of this book are the principles of quantum tunneling and quantum coherence of single-molecule magnets (SMMs), phenomena which go beyond the physics of individual molecules, such as the collective behavior of arrays of SMMs, the physics of one-dimensional single–chain magnets and magnetism of SMMs grafted on substrates. The potential applications of these physical phenomena to classical and quantum information, communication technologies, and the emerging fields of molecular spintronics and magnetic refrigeration are stressed. The book is written for graduate students, researchers and non-experts in this field of research.
Author(s): Javier Tejada (auth.), Juan Bartolomé, Fernando Luis, Julio F. Fernández (eds.)
Series: NanoScience and Technology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 395
Tags: Magnetism, Magnetic Materials;Nanoscale Science and Technology;Metallic Materials;Nanotechnology and Microengineering;Applied and Technical Physics
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
From Quantum Relaxation to Resonant Spin Tunneling....Pages 3-15
Quantum Tunneling of the Collective Spins of Single-Molecule Magnets: From Early Studies to Quantum Coherence....Pages 17-60
Spin Tunneling in Magnetic Molecules That Have Full or Partial Mechanical Freedom....Pages 61-75
A Microscopic and Spectroscopic View of Quantum Tunneling of Magnetization....Pages 77-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Magnetic Avalanches in Molecular Magnets....Pages 113-127
Theory of Deflagration and Fronts of Tunneling in Molecular Magnets....Pages 129-159
Dipolar Magnetic Order in Crystals of Molecular Nanomagnets....Pages 161-190
Single-Chain Magnets....Pages 191-220
Magnetism of Metal Phthalocyanines....Pages 221-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Potentialities of Molecular Nanomagnets for Information Technologies....Pages 249-273
Molecular Magnets for Quantum Information Processing....Pages 275-296
Single-Molecule Spintronics....Pages 297-318
Molecular Quantum Spintronics Using Single-Molecule Magnets....Pages 319-364
Molecule-Based Magnetic Coolers: Measurement, Design and Application....Pages 365-387
Back Matter....Pages 389-395
