title: Persistence of slow dynamics in Tb(OETAP)2 single molecule magnets embedded in conducting polymers.
abstract: The spin dynamics of Tb(OETAP)2 single ion magnets was investigated by means of muon spin relaxation (μSR) both in the bulk material as well as when the molecule is embedded into
  
  
  
  PSS polymer conductor. The spin fluctuation time is characterized by a high temperature activated trend, with an energy barrier around 320 K, and by a low temperature tunneling regime. When the single ion magnet is embedded into the polymer the energy barrier only slightly decreases and the fluctuation time remains of the same order of magnitude, even at low temperature. This finding shows that these single molecule magnets preserve their characteristics which, if combined with those of the conducting polymer, result in a hybrid material of potential interest for organic spintronics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Pavia-CNISM, I-27100 Pavia, Italy. Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, D-37077 Gottingen, Germany.
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