Superradiance from crystals of molecular nanomagnets

Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Oct 7;89(15):157201. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.157201. Epub 2002 Sep 20.

Abstract

We show that crystals of molecular nanomagnets can exhibit giant magnetic relaxation due to the Dicke superradiance of electromagnetic waves. Rigorous theory is presented that combines superradiance with the Landau-Zener effect.