Magnetization and spin dynamics of a Cr-based magnetic cluster: Cr7 Ni

  • A. Bianchi
  • , S. Carretta
  • , P. Santini
  • , G. Amoretti
  • , Y. Furukawa
  • , K. Kiuchi
  • , Y. Ajiro
  • , Y. Narumi
  • , K. Kindo
  • , J. Lago
  • , E. Micotti
  • , P. Arosio
  • , A. Lascialfari
  • , F. Borsa
  • , G. Timco
  • , R. E P Winpenny

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    Abstract

    We study the magnetization and the spin dynamics of the Cr7 Ni ring-shaped magnetic cluster. Measurements of the magnetization at high pulsed fields and low temperature are compared to calculations and show that the spin Hamiltonian approach provides a good description of the Cr7 Ni magnetic molecule. In addition, the phonon-induced relaxation dynamics of molecular observables has been investigated. By assuming the spin-phonon coupling to take place through the modulation of the local crystal fields, it is possible to evaluate the decay of fluctuations of two generic molecular observables. The nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1 / T1 directly probes such fluctuations, and allows to determine the magnetoelastic coupling strength. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1262-1264
    Number of pages2
    JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
    Volume322
    Issue number9-12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2010

    Keywords

    • Magnetic molecules
    • NMR
    • Relaxation dynamics

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