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Spin tunneling and topological selection rules for integer spins

Leuenberger, M. N. and Loss, D.. (2001) Spin tunneling and topological selection rules for integer spins. Physical Review B, Vol. 63, H. 5 , 054414, 4 S..

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Abstract

We present topological interference effects for the tunneling of a single large spin, which are caused by the symmetry of a general class of magnetic anisotropies. The interference originates from spill Berry phases associated with different tunneling paths exposed to the same dynamics. Introducing a generalized path integral for coherent spin states, we evaluate transition amplitudes between ground as well as low-lying excited states. We show that these interference effects lead to topological selection rules and spin-parity effects for integer spins that agree with quantum selection rules and which thus provide a generalization of the Kramers degeneracy to integer spins. Our results apply to the molecular magnets Mn-12 and Fe-8.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Theoretische Physik Mesoscopics (Loss)
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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