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  • Quantum magnetism
  • Lanthanide chemistry
  • Computational materials science

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  • Designing quantum magnets requires combining strong magnetic anisotropy with strong exchange interactions.
  • Lanthanide complexes typically show high anisotropy but weak exchange coupling (few wavenumbers).
  • A recent series of mixed lanthanide complexes exhibited unusually high exchange splitting (hundreds of wavenumbers).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the microscopic mechanism responsible for the strong exchange interaction in mixed lanthanide compounds.
  • To understand the origin of magnetization blocking in these systems and its relationship with exchange interaction.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed modeling using density-functional theory (DFT).
  • Ab initio calculations.
  • Analysis of contributions up to the seventh power of the total angular momentum of lanthanide sites.

Main Results:

  • The unusual exchange interaction is primarily kinetic and highly complex.
  • Significant contributions arise from high-order terms (up to seventh power) of the lanthanide's total angular momentum.
  • Magnetization blocking is not always favored by strong exchange interaction, contrary to common assumptions.

Conclusions:

  • A novel kinetic mechanism governs strong exchange interactions in these mixed lanthanide quantum magnets.
  • Understanding these complex interactions is crucial for designing advanced quantum magnetic materials.
  • The relationship between exchange interaction and magnetization blocking is more nuanced than previously thought.