QUANTUM TUNNELING OF MAGNETIZATION IN MULTILAYER SYSTEMS

被引:16
作者
BALCELLS, LL [1 ]
ZHANG, XX [1 ]
BADIA, F [1 ]
RUIZ, JM [1 ]
FERRATE, C [1 ]
TEJADA, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BARCELONA,FAC FIS,DEPT FIS APLICADA,E-08028 BARCELONA,SPAIN
关键词
Magnetization;
D O I
10.1016/0304-8853(92)91743-D
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The observation of the quantum tunneling of magnetization has been accomplished in different multilayer systems of transition and rare earth metals. We have measured the time dependence of the thermoremanence magnetization up to temperatures of 1.7 K. The tendency of the magnetic viscosity to have finite intercept at T = 0 and/or the plateau in the S(T) values are the experimental manifestations of this new and fascinating effect.
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页码:L159 / L163
页数:5
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