Initial Observation of Magnetization Hysteresis and Quantum Tunneling in Mixed Manganese−Lanthanide Single-Molecule Magnets
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Abstract
The preparation of a new family of mixed transition metal/lanthanide clusters is reported. The reaction of [Mn3O(O2CPh)6(py)2(H2O)] with Ln(NO3)3 (Ln = Nd, Gd, Dy, Ho, and Eu) in a 1:2 molar ratio in MeOH/MeCN (1:20 v/v) leads to dark crystals in 55-60% isolated yield of complexes all containing the [Mn11Ln4]45+ core. The Dy compound has been found to give out-of-phase AC susceptibility signals, suggesting it might be a single-molecule magnet (SMM). This was confirmed by the observation of magnetization hysteresis loops. An Arrhenius plot constructed from magnetization decay data gave a barrier to relaxation of 9.3 K and showed the temperature-independent relaxation at very low temperatures indicative of quantum tunneling of magnetization. This is the initial demonstration of hysteresis and quantum behavior in a mixed 3d/4f SMM.
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