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We examine theoretically coherent electron transport through the single-molecule magnet Mn$_{12}$, bridged between Au(111) electrodes, using the non-equilibrium Green's function method and the density-functional theory. We analyze the…
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We investigate single molecule magnet transistors (SMMTs) with ligands that support transport resonances. We find the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals of Mn12-benzoate SMMs (with and without thiol or methyl-sulfide termination) to be on…
The time-dependent transport through single-molecule magnets coupled to magnetic or non-magnetic electrodes is studied in the framework of the generalized master equation method. We investigate the transient regime induced by the periodic…
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Using first-principles methods we study theoretically the properties of an individual $\{Fe_4\}$ single-molecule magnet (SMM) attached to metallic leads in a single-electron transistor geometry. We show that the conductive leads do not…
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We consider transport through a single N@C60 molecule, weakly coupled to metallic leads. Employing a density-matrix formalism we derive rate equations for the occupation probabilities of many-particle states of the molecule. We calculate…
We consider electrical transport through molecules with Heisenberg-coupled spins arranged in a ring structure in the presence of an easy-axis anisotropy. The molecules are coupled to two metallic leads and a gate. In the charged state of…
We present an experimental and theoretical study of a magnetic single-molecule transistor based on N@C60 connected to gold electrodes. Particular attention is paid to the regime of intermediate molecule-lead coupling, where cotunneling…
We describe and analyze a tight-binding model of single molecule magnets (SMMs) that captures both the spin and spatial aspects of the SMM electronic structure. The model generalizes extended Huckel theory to include the effects of spin…
This article takes a broad view of the understanding of magnetic bistability and magnetic quantum tunneling in single-molecule magnets (SMMs), focusing on three families of relatively simple, low-nuclearity transition metal clusters: spin S…
We study numerically the low-temperature electronic transport properties of a single-ion magnet with uniaxial and transverse spin anisotropies. We find clear signatures of a Kondo effect caused by the presence of a transverse (zero-field)…
To understand the effect of molecular environment on the electronic and magnetic properties of the single-molecule magnet (SMM) Mn$_{12}$, we explore two possible means for adding extra electrons to molecule. We explore both substitution of…