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ABSTRACT<br />

Study of the Magnetic Properties on Molecular Nanomagnets:<br />

Mn 12 Ac and Mn 6 salao<br />

Fernanda Farias<br />

Advisor: Miguel A. Novak<br />

Co-advisor: Monica Bahiana<br />

Abstract of Master thesis submitted to Programa de Pós-graduação em Física do Instituto de Física<br />

da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of<br />

Master of Science – M.Sc. – (Physics).<br />

This work presents some aspects of the magnetic properties on the molecular nanomagnets Mn 12 Ac<br />

and Mn 6 salao. The first one has been studied since the 90s, and is considered an ideal superparamagnet<br />

at low temperatures, presenting hysteresis at temperatures below the blocking temperature (T b = 3K),<br />

characterized by steps in the magnetization, associated to thermally activated quantum tunneling. Its<br />

study is focused on comparisons between the magnetization curves acquired in the SQUID magnetometer<br />

and the ones simulated through the Monte Carlo method. The simulated results show a good agreement<br />

with the experimental data above T b , for the different directions in which the magnetic field was applied<br />

in relation to the easy axis of magnetization, and also point out a path towards reproducing the steps<br />

related to quantum tunneling. The Mn 6 compounds, on the other hand, have been gaining attention in<br />

the last two years for being the molecular nanomagnet with the highest blocking temperature observed<br />

(T b = 4.5K). In its more common form, it presents in the fundamental spin state S = 4, and AC<br />

susceptibilities measurements show that this nanomagnet can have its spin state altered according to<br />

the changes in the quantity of solvent in the sample, which is related to alterations in the angles formed<br />

between the directions of the ion’s positions in the molecule. The possibility to control the spin state of<br />

this cluster has not only an academic interest but also a strong technological appeal, as it may contribute<br />

to the development of more powerful devices to store information.<br />

Keywords: Molecular Magnetism, SQUID Magnetometer, Monte Carlo Simulation.<br />

Rio de Janeiro<br />

February 2009

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