Lanthanide discs chill well and relax slowly

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 21;47(27):7650-2. doi: 10.1039/c1cc12252e. Epub 2011 Jun 7.

Abstract

The synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of two isostructural heptametallic lanthanide discs are reported, showing single molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour with a large energy barrier for the dysprosium analogue and a large magnetocaloric effect (MCE) for the gadolinium analogue.