Title

The effect of uniaxial pressure on the magnetic anisotropy of the Mn-12-Ac single-molecule magnet

Authors

Authors

J. H. Atkinson; K. Park; C. C. Beedle; D. N. Hendrickson; Y. Myasoedov; E. Zeldov;J. R. Friedman

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Epl

Keywords

RELAXATION; CRYSTALS; ACETATE; STRESS; Physics, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

We study the effect of uniaxial pressure on the magnetic hysteresis loops of the single-molecule magnet Mn-12-Ac. We find that the application of pressure along the easy axis increases the fields at which quantum tunneling of magnetization occurs. The observations are attributed to an increase in the molecule's magnetic anisotropy constant D of 0.142(1)%/kbar. The increase in D produces a small, but measurable increase in the effective energy barrier for magnetization reversal. Density-functional theory calculations also predict an increase in the barrier with applied pressure. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2013

Journal Title

Epl

Volume

102

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/102/47008

Language

English

First Page

6

WOS Identifier

WOS:000321118600036

ISSN

0295-5075

Recommended Citation

"The effect of uniaxial pressure on the magnetic anisotropy of the Mn-12-Ac single-molecule magnet" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3640.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3640