Phosphonate ligands stabilize mixed-valent {MnIII 20-xMnIIx} clusters with large spin and coercivity

Shanmugam Maheswaran, Guillaume Chastanet, Simon J. Teat, Talal Mallah, Roberta Sessoli, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Richard E P Winpenny

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    Abstract

    In a spin: The mixed-valent (MnIII20-xM-Mn IIx} cage complexes (x = 2-6) have structures corresponding to a fragment of a cubic close-packed lattice (see picture, Mn large sphere, O small sphere). Magnetic studies show for the cage with x = 2 that the ground state has a spin (S) of 19 ± 1 in low field, which increases to about S = 30 at higher fields. The cage is a (Chemical Equation Presented) "single molecule magnet" with a high energy barrier (43 K) to reorientation of the magnetization. © 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5044-5048
    Number of pages4
    JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
    Volume44
    Issue number32
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 12 Aug 2005

    Keywords

    • Cluster compounds
    • Magnetic properties
    • Manganese
    • Molecular magnets
    • Spin crossover

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