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  • Materials Science
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Magnetism

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  • Single-chain magnets (SCMs) are one-dimensional materials with slow magnetization relaxation.
  • SCM behavior depends on specific exchange and anisotropy interactions.
  • Actinide-based SCMs have not been previously reported.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize the first actinide-containing SCM.
  • To investigate the magnetic properties of novel 5f-3d heterometallic chains.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of 1D chains [{[UO2(salen)(py)][M(py)4](NO3)}]n (M=Cd, Mn) via cation-cation interactions.
  • Structural analysis of the synthesized compounds.
  • Magnetic characterization, including relaxation measurements and hysteresis loops.

Main Results:

  • The first actinide-containing SCMs were successfully synthesized.
  • The infinite UMn chain exhibited a high relaxation barrier (134±0.8 K).
  • An open magnetic hysteresis loop with a coercive field of 3.4 T at 2 K was observed for the UMn chain.

Conclusions:

  • The synthesized UMn chain represents a novel class of single-chain magnets.
  • The observed magnetic properties are attributed to strong intra-chain interactions and uranyl(V) anisotropy.
  • These findings open new avenues for designing advanced magnetic materials incorporating actinides.