Molecules comprising a large number of coupled paramagnetic centers are attracting much
interest because they may show properties which are intermediate between those of simple …

This introductory review discusses the main problems facing the attempt to build quantum
information processing systems (like quantum computers) from spin-based qubits. We …

Lanthanide-based single-molecule magnets are leading materials for achieving
magnetization blocking at the level of one molecule. In this paper, we examine the physical …

Over the course of the past decade, decoherence has become a ubiquitous scienti? c term
popular in all kinds of research, from fundamental theories of quantum physics to …

An experimental method based on the Landau-Zener model was developed to measure
very small tunnel splittings in molecular clusters of eight iron atoms, which at low …

The quantum dynamics of mesoscopic or macroscopic systems is always complicated by
their coupling to manyenvironmental'modes. At low Tthese environmental effects are …

Nanometer-sized magnetic particles have generated continuous interest since the late
1940s because the study of their properties has proved to be scientifically and …

We study the interplay among disorder, RKKY, and Kondo interactions in f-electron alloys.
We argue that the non-Fermi liquid behavior observed in these systems is due to the …

The term 'molecular magnet'generally refers to a molecular entity containing several
magnetic ions whose coupled spins generate a collective spin, S (ref.). Such complex multi …

We critically review recent results obtained by studying the low-temperature specific heat of
some of the most popular molecule-based materials. After introducing the experimental …