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Dysprosium Acetylacetonato Single-Molecule Magnet Encapsulated in Carbon Nanotubes
Ryo Nakanishi1, Mudasir Ahmad Yatoo2, Keiichi Katoh3
1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan. r.nakanishi@m.tohoku.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Dy single-molecule magnets (SMMs), which have several potential uses in a variety of applications, such as quantum computing, were encapsulated in multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by using a capillary method. Encapsulation was confirmed by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In alternating current magnetic measurements, the magnetic susceptibilities of the Dy acetylacetonato complexes showed clear frequency dependence even inside the MWCNTs, meaning that this hybrid can be used as magnetic materials in devices.
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