Single-chain magnets are molecular spin chains displaying slow relaxation of the magnetisation on a macroscopic time scale. To this similarity with single-molecule magnets they own their name. In this chapter the distinctive features of single-chain magnets as opposed to their precursors will be pinpointed. In particular, we will show how their behaviour is dictated by the physics of thermally-excited domain walls. The basic concepts needed to understand and model single-chain magnets will also be reviewed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1303.3731,
title = {Single-Chain Magnets},
author = {Dante Gatteschi and Alessandro Vindigni},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.3731},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
31 pages, 6 figures. Book chapter in "Molecular Magnets; Physics and Applications" edited by J. Bartolom\'e, F. Luis, J. Fernandez to be published by Springer-Verlag (2013)