Issue 39, 2011

Relaxation dynamics of dysprosium(iii) single molecule magnets

Abstract

Over the past decade, lanthanide compounds have become of increasing interest in the field of Single Molecule Magnets (SMMs) due to the large inherent anisotropy of the metal ions. Heavy lanthanide metal systems, in particular those containing the dysprosium(III) ion, have been extensively employed to direct the formation of a series of SMMs. Although remarkable progress is being made regarding the synthesis and characterization of lanthanide-based SMMs, the understanding and control of the relaxation dynamics of strongly anisotropic systems represents a formidable challenge, since the dynamic behaviour of lanthanide-based SMMs is significantly more complex than that of transition metal systems. This perspective paper describes illustrative examples of pure dysprosium(III)-based SMMs, published during the past three years, showing new and fascinating phenomena in terms of magnetic relaxation, aiming at shedding light on the features relevant to modulating relaxation dynamics of polynuclear lanthanide SMMs.

Graphical abstract: Relaxation dynamics of dysprosium(iii) single molecule magnets

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Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
21 mar 2011
Accepted
24 jun 2011
First published
09 aug 2011

Dalton Trans., 2011,40, 9953-9963

Relaxation dynamics of dysprosium(III) single molecule magnets

Y. Guo, G. Xu, Y. Guo and J. Tang, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 9953 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10474H

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