Pseudo-mono-axial ligand fields that support high energy barriers in triangular dodecahedral Dy() single-ion magnets

• Published in: Chemical science (Cambridge) Vol. 13; no. 44; pp. 13231 - 1324
• Main Authors: Zhang, Ben, Cheng, Zhijie, Wu, Yingying, Chen, Lei, Jing, Rong, Cai, Xingwei, Jiang, Chunhui, Zhang, Yi-Quan, Yuan, Aihua, Cui, Hui-Hui, Li, Zhao-Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 16.11.2022; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: Bonding strength; Chemical bonds; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry; Coordination numbers; Hysteresis; Ligands; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic measurement; Magnetic properties; Magnets

The synthesis of air-stable, high-performance single-molecule magnets (SMMs) is of great significance for their practical applications. Indeed, Ln complexes with high coordination numbers are satisfactorily air stable. However, such geometries easily produce spherical ligand fields that minimize mag...