Ground-state tunneling in Mn12-acetate

  • K. M. Mertes*
  • , Yoko Suzuki
  • , M. P. Sarachik
  • , Y. Paltiel
  • , H. Shtrikman
  • , E. Zeldov
  • , E. M. Rumberger
  • , D. N. Hendrickson
  • , G. Christou
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report Hall sensor measurements of the magnetic relaxation of Mn12-acetate as a function of magnetic field applied along the easy axis of magnetization for a series of closely spaced temperatures between 0.24 K and 1.9 K. The occasional absence (or suppression) of ground-state tunneling under conditions where one would expect it to be readily observable is attributed to the presence of a broad distribution of tunnel splittings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number212401
Pages (from-to)2124011-2124014
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume65
Issue number21
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2002
Externally publishedYes

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