Significant Phenomena observed in SMMs

1980 - Synthesis of Mn₁₂-acetate single molecule magnet

T. Lis, Acta Crystallographica, 1980

1996 - Observation of thermally assisted QTM in Mn₁₂ oriented powders and single crystals

J. R. Friedman, M. P. Sarachik, J. Tejada and R. Ziolo, Phys. Rev. Lett, 1996
J. M.Hernandez et al., Europhys. Lett., 1996
L. Thomas et al., Nature, 1996

1997 - Observation of pure-QTM through the ground states

C. Sangregorio, T. Ohm, C. Paulsen, R. Sessoli and D. Gatteschi, Phys. Rev. Lett., 1997

1998 - Behavior of spin-levels energy as a function of frequency in EPR spectroscopy

S. Hill et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 1998

1999 - Spin-parity and quantum phase interference effects (Berry-phase)

W. Wernsdorfer and R. Sessoli, Science, 1999

1999 - EPR transitions between superposition ground states in the coherent regime

E. del Barco et al., Europhys. Lett., 1999

1998 - Behavior of tunnel-splitting as a function of frequency in EPR spectroscopy

E. del Barco et al., Phys. Rev. B, 1999

2000 - Effect of nuclear spins on quantum tunneling

W. Wernsdorfer et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 2000

2000 - Crossover from thermally assisted to ground state quantum tunneling

A. Kent and L. Bokacheva, Rev. Rev. Lett., 2000

2002 - Intermolecular exchange interactions

W. Wernsdorfer et al., Nature, 2002
S. Hill et al., Science, 2004

2003 - Symmetry of QTM: Effect of disorder

E. del Barco and A. Kent, Phys. Rev. Lett, 2003
S. Hill et al., Phys. Rev. Lett, 2004

2003 - Effect of microwave radiation on QTM

J. Tejada et al., Appl. Phys. Lett, 2003
W. Wernsdorfer et al., Phys. Rev. Lett, 2003

2003 - Superradiance: Coherent emission of photons

J. Tejada et al., Appl. Phys. Lett, 2003

2004 - Quantum superposition of high-spin states: Quantum dynamics - decoherence

E. del Barco and A. Kent, Phys. Rev. Lett, 2004