Topology and spin dynamics in magnetic molecules

Details Topology and spin dynamics in magnetic molecules Topology and spin dynamics in magnetic molecules

2004-12-22

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0412628v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

5 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.72.060403

We investigate the role of topology and distortions in the quantum dynamics of magnetic molecules, using a cyclic spin system as reference. We consider three variants of antiferromagnetic molecular ring, i.e. Cr$_8$, Cr$_7$Zn and Cr$_7$Ni, characterized by low lying states with different total spin $S$. We theoretically and experimentally study the low-temperature behavior of the magnetic torque as a function of the applied magnetic field. Near level crossings, this observable selectively probes quantum fluctuations of the total spin (''$S$ mixing") induced by lowering of the ideal ring symmetry. We show that while a typical distortion of a model molecular structure is very ineffective in opening new $S$-mixing channels, the spin topology is a major ingredient to control the degree of $S$ mixing. This conclusion is further substantiated by low-temperature heat capacity measurements.

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