Molecular Nanomagnets (Mesoscopic Physics and Nanotechnology) [Hardcover]

Dante Gatteschi (Author), Roberta Sessoli (Author), Jacques Villain (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198567537 | ISBN-13: 978-0198567530 | Publication Date: May 4, 2006

Nanomagnetism is a rapidly expanding area of research which appears to be able to provide novel applications. Magnetic molecules are at the very bottom of the possible size of nanomagnets and they provide a unique opportunity to observe the coexistence of classical and quantum properties. The discovery in the early 90's that a cluster comprising twelve manganese ions shows hysteresis of molecular origin, and later proved evidence of quantum effects, opened a new research area which is still flourishing through the collaboration of chemists and physicists. This book is the first attempt to cover in detail the new area of molecular nanomagnetism, for which no other book is available. In fact research and review articles, and book chapters are the only tools available for newcomers and the experts in the field. It is written by the chemists originators and by a theorist who has been one of the protagonists of the development of the field, and is explicitly addressed to an audience of chemists and physicists, aiming to use a language suitable for the two communities.

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`...far superior [to existing books]...with a much wider appeal to physicists and chemists. ' Stephen Blundell, Oxford University

About the Author

Dante Gatteschi Department of Chemistry Universita degli Studi di Firenze via della Lastruccia 3 50019 Sesto Fiorentino ITALY Roberta Sessoli Department of Chemistry Universita degli Studi di Firenze via della Lastruccia 3 50019 Sesto Fiorentino ITALY Jacques Villain 17 Boulevard de Jomardiere, F-38120 Saint-Egreve

Product Details

• Hardcover: 408 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (May 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198567537
• ISBN-13: 978-0198567530
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,717,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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