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Molecular nanomagnets

By Dante Gatteschi , Roberta Sessoli , Jacques Villain

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2006
ISBN
9780198567530, 0198567537
LCC
QC753.2 .G38 2006
Open Library ID
OL3414335M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4102789 bytes)
Series
Mesoscopic Physics and Nanotechnology
Edition
OUP
Pages
408\408
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

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 hyteresis 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 new comers 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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