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Arup Sarkar1, Reshma Jose1, Harshit Ghosh1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076 Maharashtra, India.
Abstract:
Ab initio calculations performed in two three-coordinate complexes [Mn{N(SiMe3)2}3] (1) and [K(18-crown-6) (Et2O)2][Cr{N(SiMe3)2}3] (2) reveal record-high magnetic anisotropy with the D values -64 and -15 cm-1, respectively, enlisting d4 ions back in the race for single-ion magnets. A detailed spin-vibrational analysis performed of 1 and 2 suggests dominance under barrier relaxation due to the flexible coordination spheres around the metal ion. Furthermore, several in silico models were constructed by varying the nature of donor atoms based on the X-ray structure of 1 and 2, unveiling much larger anisotropy and robust single-ion magnet (SIM) characteristics for some of the models offering design clues for low-coordinate transition-metal SIMs.
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