Through-space magnetic response of noble gases

Abstract

Noble gases remain a paramount notion of stability, guiding chemistry across the periodic table. In this letter, we describe the through-space magnetic behavior of noble gases from He to Rn, indicating an increasing averaged shielding region, which leads to long-range shielding with a complementary deshielding region under specific orientations of the external field, as a consequence of the electronic shell closure at the end of each period. Such behavior resembles the shielding cone, inherent to planar and spherical aromatic species, and suggests a fundamental origin of this behavior.