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Exploring the Vibrational Side of Spin-Phonon Coupling in Single-Molecule Magnets via 161 Dy Nuclear Resonance
Lena Scherthan1, Rouven F Pfleger2, Hendrik Auerbach1
1Department of Physics, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str. 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Abstract:
Synchrotron-based nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) using the Mössbauer isotope 161 Dy has been employed for the first time to study the vibrational properties of a single-molecule magnet (SMM) incorporating DyIII , namely [Dy(Cy3 PO)2 (H2 O)5 ]Br3 ⋅2 (Cy3 PO)⋅2 H2 O ⋅2 EtOH. The experimental partial phonon density of states (pDOS), which includes all vibrational modes involving a displacement of the DyIII ion, was reproduced by means of simulations using density functional theory (DFT), enabling the assignment of all intramolecular vibrational modes. This study proves that 161 Dy NRVS is a powerful experimental tool with significant potential to help to clarify the role of phonons in SMMs.
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