Capturing Ultrafast Spin Dynamics in Single-Molecule Magnets Using Femtosecond X‑ray Emission Spectroscopy
- Kyle Barlow, Ryan Phelps, Julien Eng, Rebecca A. Ingle, Dmitry Khakhulin, Mykola Biednov, Sharmistha Paul Dutta, Yifeng Jiang, Frederico A. Lima, Vandana Tiwari, Christopher Milne, Tetsuo Katayama, Marco Coletta, Euan K. Brechin, Thomas J. Penfold and J. Olof Johansson
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Achieving ultrafast photomagnetic switching of single-molecule magnets (SMMs) could lead to simultaneous fast and dense data storage devices. To facilitate this, a thorough understanding of the ultrafast dynamics emerging after ultrashort laser pulse excitation is essential. However, the complex nature of these materials means there is a lack of established experimental techniques that can probe the spin dynamics in SMMs…
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Tracking nuclear motion in single-molecule magnets using femtosecond X-ray absorption spectroscopy
- Kyle Barlow, Ryan Phelps, Julien Eng, Tetsuo Katayama, Erica Sutcliffe, Marco Coletta, Euan K. Brechin, Thomas J. Penfold and J. Olof Johansson
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The development of new data storage solutions is crucial for emerging digital technologies. Recently, all-optical magnetic switching has been achieved in dielectrics, proving to be faster than traditional methods. Despite this, single-molecule magnets (SMMs), which are an important class of magnetic materials due to their nanometre size, remain underexplored for ultrafast photomagnetic switching…
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