A ferromagnetically coupled diphenoxo-bridged Gd(3+)-Mn2+ dinuclear complex with a large magneto-caloric effect

Enrique Colacio; José Ruiz; Giulia Lorusso; Euan K Brechin; Marco Evangelisti

doi:10.1039/c3cc41483c

A ferromagnetically coupled diphenoxo-bridged Gd(3+)-Mn2+ dinuclear complex with a large magneto-caloric effect

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 10;49(37):3845-7. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41483c.

Authors

Enrique Colacio¹, José Ruiz, Giulia Lorusso, Euan K Brechin, Marco Evangelisti

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Av. Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain. ecolacio@ugr.es

PMID: 23549112
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41483c

Abstract

A novel diphenoxo-bridged Gd(3+)-Mn(2+) dimer is proposed as a good candidate for cryogenic magnetic refrigeration. The large MCE is enhanced by the ferromagnetic interaction between the two metal ions.