Dy3+ single ion magnet in the extended inorganic solid Ca(Y,Dy)AlO4

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Nov 10;58(90):12572-12575. doi: 10.1039/d2cc03668a.

Abstract

The first instance of a rare-earth single-ion magnet in a robust extended solid has been found, which possesses a crystal structure different from apatite. The compound exhibits slow relaxation of magnetization in a zero field revealing simultaneously two energy barriers for magnetization reversal.