Covalency <i>versus</i> magnetic axiality in Nd molecular magnets: Nd-photoluminescence, strong ligand-field, and unprecedented nephelauxetic effect in fullerenes NdM <sub>2</sub> N@C <sub>80</sub> (M = Sc, Lu, Y)
Wei Yang, Marco Rosenkranz, Georgios Velkos, Frank Ziegs, Vasilii Dubrovin, Sandra Schiemenz, Lukas Spree, Matheus Barbosa, Charles Guillemard, Manuel Valvidares, B. Büchner, Fupin Liu, Stanislav M. Avdoshenko, Alexey A. Popov
Abstract
could be observed by AC magnetometry only in the presence of a magnetic field. A combination of the well-resolved magneto-optical states and slow relaxation of magnetization suggests that Nd clusterfullerenes can be useful building blocks for magneto-photonic quantum technologies.
Topics & Concepts
PhotoluminescenceFullereneMagnetLigand field theoryCrystallographyCondensed matter physicsChemistryMaterials sciencePhysicsNanotechnologyQuantum mechanicsOptoelectronicsSpectral lineMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications