Spin-phonon coupling and magnetic relaxation in single-molecule magnets.

ABSTRACT: Electron-phonon coupling is important in many physical phenomena, e.g. photosynthesis, catalysis and quantum information processing, but its impacts are difficult to grasp on the microscopic level. One area attracting wide interest is that of single-molecule magnets, which is motivated by searching for the ultimate limit in the miniaturisation of binary data storage media. The utility of a molecule to store magnetic information is quantified by the timescale of its magnetic reversal processes, also known as magnetic relaxation, which is limited by spin-phonon coupling. Several recent accomplishments of synthetic organometallic chemistry have led to the observation of molecular magnetic memory effects at temperatures above that of liquid nitrogen. These discoveries have highlighted h

SUBMITTER: Kragskow JGC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10351214 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature