1. Spin decoherence in an iron-based magnetic cluster
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Wang, Zhenxing, Datta, Saiti, Papatriantafyllopoulou, Constantina, Christou, George, Dalal, Naresh S., van Tol, Johan, and Hill, Stephen
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IRON , *MAGNETIC properties of metals , *METAL clusters , *ELECTRON paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy , *MAGNETIC fields , *LOW temperatures , *ELECTRON spin , *MAGNETIC measurements - Abstract
Abstract: Continuous wave (cw) and pulsed high frequency electron paramagnetic resonance (HF-EPR) measurements were performed on an Fe-based magnetic cluster: Fe7O4(O2CPh)11(dmem)2, abbreviated Fe7. The cw EPR results show that two different molecular species exist in the crystal, with slightly different zero-field-splitting parameters. The spin decoherence time, T 2, was measured at high magnetic fields and low temperatures, which makes it possible to obtain high spin polarization and to significantly reduce decoherence due to electron spin flip-flop processes. Theoretical fitting of T 2 versus temperature shows that, for crystalline samples of this molecule, spin flip-flop fluctuations represent the main source of spin decoherence at low temperatures, as reported also for the Fe8 single-molecule magnet [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 087603]. Moreover, it is found that T 2 is position dependent within the EPR line, a model for which is given. We also note that this is the third example of an Fe-based cluster that exhibits a measurable decoherence time, and only the second involving a crystal. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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