Rabi spin oscillations generated by ultrasound in solids

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作者
Calero, C. [1 ]
Chudnovsky, E. M. [1 ]
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[1] CUNY, Lehman Coll, Dept Phys & Astron, Bronx, NY 10468 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.047201
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
It is shown that ultrasound in the gigahertz range can generate space-time Rabi oscillations between spin states of molecular magnets. We compute dynamics of the magnetization generated by surface acoustic waves and discuss conditions under which this novel quantum effect can be observed.
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