title: Hysteresis loops and adiabatic Landau-Zener-Stückelberg transitions in the magnetic molecule {V6}.
abstract: We have observed hysteresis loops and abrupt magnetization steps in the magnetic molecule {V(6)}, where each molecule comprises a pair of identical spin triangles, in the temperature range 1-5 K for external magnetic fields B with sweep rates of several Tesla per millisecond executing a variety of closed cycles. The hysteresis loops are accurately reproduced using a generalization of the Bloch equation based on direct one-phonon transitions between the instantaneous Zeeman-split levels of the ground state (an S=1/2 doublet) of each spin triangle. The magnetization steps occur for B approximately 0, and they are explained in terms of adiabatic Landau-Zener-Stückelberg transitions between the lowest magnetic energy levels as modified by an intertriangle anisotropic exchange of order 0.4 K.
authors.affiliation: Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA. rusohatz@ameslab.gov
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authors.lastname: Rousochatzakis
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authors.lastname: Ajiro
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authors.lastname: Mitamura
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authors.lastname: Kögerler
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authors.lastname: Luban