The role of anharmonic phonons in under-barrier spin relaxation of single molecule magnets

Single molecule magnets exhibit faster spin relaxation rates than expected from models based on tunnelling through the relaxation barrier. Here, the authors show, using first principles calculations, that anharmonic spin-phonon interactions may explain the under-barrier spin relaxation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alessandro Lunghi, Federico Totti, Roberta Sessoli, Stefano Sanvito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14620