Leuenberger, M. N. and Loss, D.. (2000) Incoherent Zener tunneling and its application to molecular magnets. Physical Review B, Vol. 61, H. 18. pp. 12200-12203.
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Abstract
We generalize the Landau-Zener theory of coherent tunneling transitions by taking thermal relaxation into account. The evaluation of a generalized master equation containing a dynamic tunneling rate that includes the interaction between the relevant system and its environment leads to an incoherent Zener transition probability with an exponent that is twice as large as the one of the coherent Zener probability in the limit T-<0. We apply our results to molecular clusters, in particular to recent measurements of the tunneling transition of spins in Fe-8 crystals performed by Wernsdorfer and Sessoli [Science 284, 133 (1999)].
| Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Theoretische Physik Mesoscopics (Loss) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Loss, Daniel |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | American Institute of Physics |
| ISSN: | 0163-1829 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2012 14:25 |
| Deposited On: | 22 Mar 2012 13:48 |
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