Single Ion Magnets from 3d to 5f: Developments and Strategies

Min Feng; Ming-Liang Tong

doi:10.1002/chem.201705761

Single Ion Magnets from 3d to 5f: Developments and Strategies

Chemistry. 2018 May 28;24(30):7574-7594. doi: 10.1002/chem.201705761. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Authors

Min Feng¹, Ming-Liang Tong¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China.

PMID: 29385282
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705761

Abstract

Single-ion magnets (SIMs), exhibiting slow magnetization relaxation in the absence of the magnetic field, originate from their single spin-carrier centre. In pursuit of high-performance magnetic properties, such as high spin-reversal barrier and high blocking temperature, various metal centres were investigated to establish SIMs, including 3d and 5d transition metal ions, 4f lanthanide ions, and 5f actinide ions, which possess unique zero-field splitting and magnetic properties. Therefore, proper ligand field is of great importance to different types of metals. In the given great breakthroughs since the first SIM, [Pc₂ Tb]^- (Pc=dianion of phthalocyanine), was reported, strategies of ligand field design have emerged. In this review, the developments of SIMs with different metal centres are summarized, as well as the possible strategies.

Keywords: coordination chemistry; magnetic properties; relaxation processes; single-ion magnets; single-molecule magnets.

Publication types

Review