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Exchange-Biasing in a Dinuclear Dysprosium(III) Single-Molecule Magnet with a Large Energy Barrier for Magnetisation
Tian Han1, Marcus J Giansiracusa2, Zi-Han Li1
1School of Science, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Research institute of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Zhejiang), State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of, Sustainable Energy and Materials Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China.
Abstract:
A dichlorido-bridged dinuclear dysprosium(III) single-molecule magnet [Dy2 L2 (μ-Cl)2 (thf)2 ] has been made by using a diamine-bis(phenolate) ligand, H2 L. Magnetic studies show an energy barrier for magnetisation reversal (Ueff ) around 1000 K. An exchange-biasing effect is clearly seen in magnetic hysteresis with steps up to 3 K. Ab initio calculations exclude the possibility of a pure dipolar origin of this effect leading to the conclusion that super-exchange through the chloride bridging ligands is important.
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