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Field-dependent superradiant quantum phase transition of molecular magnets in microwave cavities

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2017-08-23 v1

Abstract

We find a superradiant quantum phase transition in the model of triangular molecular magnets coupled to the electric component of a microwave cavity field. The transition occurs when the coupling strength exceeds a critical value which, in sharp contrast to the standard two-level emitters, can be tuned by an external magnetic field. In addition to emitted radiation, the molecules develop an in-plane electric dipole moment at the transition. We estimate that the transition can be detected in state of the art microwave strip-line cavities containing 101510^{15} molecules.

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@article{arxiv.1502.04075,
  title  = {Field-dependent superradiant quantum phase transition of molecular magnets in microwave cavities},
  author = {Dimitrije Stepanenko and Mircea Trif and Oleksandr Tsyplyatyev and Daniel Loss},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.04075},
  year   = {2017}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures