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ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN SINGLE MOLECULE MAGNET TRANSISTORS AND OPTICAL LAMBDA TRANSITIONS IN THE NITROGEN-VACANCY CENTER IN DIAMOND
| Title: | ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN SINGLE MOLECULE MAGNET TRANSISTORS AND OPTICAL LAMBDA TRANSITIONS IN THE NITROGEN-VACANCY CENTER IN DIAMOND. |
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| Name(s): |
Gonzalez, Gabriel, Author Leuenberger, Michael, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This thesis presents some theoretical studies dealing with quantum interference effects in electron transport through single molecule magnet transistors and a study on optical non-conserving spin transitions in the Nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. The thesis starts with a brief general introduction to the physics of quantum transport through single electron transistors. Afterwards, the main body of the thesis is divided into three studies: (i) In chapter (2) we describe the properties of single molecule magnets and the Berry phase interference present in this nanomagnets. We then propose a way to detect quantum interference experimentally in the current of a single molecule magnet transistor using polarized leads. We apply our theoretical results to the newly synthesized nanomagnet Ni4. (ii) In chapter (3) we review the Kondo effect and present a microscopic derivation of the Kondo Hamiltonian suitable for full and half integer spin nanomagnets. We then calculate the conductance of the single molecule magnet transistor in the presence of the Kondo effect for Ni4 and show how the Berry phase interference becomes temperature dependent. (iii) We conclude in chapter (4) with a theoretical study of the single Nitrogen vacancy defect center in diamond. We show that it is possible to have spin non-conserving transitions via the hyperfine interaction and propose a way to write and read quantum information using circularly polarized light by means of optical Lambda transitions in this solid state system. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0002740 (IID), ucf:48179 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2009-08-01 Ph.D. Sciences, Department of Physics Doctorate This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Single-molecule magnet transistors Berry-phase interference Kondo effect Nitrogen-vacancy center Hyperfine Interaction Spin non-conserving transitions Optical Lambda Transitions |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002740 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
