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Berry-Phase Induced Kondo Effect in Single-Molecule Magnets

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<strong>Kondo</strong> effect <strong>in</strong> SMMs: <strong>Berry</strong> phase oscillations!The tunnel splitt<strong>in</strong>g is an oscillat<strong>in</strong>g function ofthe transverse magnetic field due to the <strong>Berry</strong>phase <strong>in</strong>terference.123Htwo-fold degeneracypo<strong>in</strong>ts (<strong>Kondo</strong> effect)H1< H 2 < H 3GConsequences:1) The <strong>Kondo</strong> peak splitt<strong>in</strong>g is a non-monotonicfunction of the transverse magnetic field.0eV2) The period of <strong>Berry</strong> oscillations is renormalized by the <strong>Kondo</strong> effect(strongly temperature dependent, with a universal function form).

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