Different mechanisms for lanthanide(<scp>iii</scp>) sensitization and Yb-field-induced single-molecule magnet behaviour in a series of pentagonal bipyramidal and octahedral lanthanide complexes with axial phosphine oxide ligands
Hadjer Allia, Ana Rodríguez-Expósito, María A. Palacios, Juan‐Ramón Jiménez, Albano N. Carneiro Neto, Renaldo T. Moura, Fabio Piccinelli, Amparo Navarro, María Mar Quesada‐Moreno, Enrique Colacio
Abstract
An experimental and TD-DFT photophysical study on seven mononuclear lanthanide complexes reveals two different mechanisms involved in lanthanide sensitization. The Yb complex behaves as a bifunctional compound, also exhibiting field-induced SMM behavior.
Topics & Concepts
LanthanideOctahedronPentagonal bipyramidal molecular geometryPhosphine oxideSeries (stratigraphy)Single-molecule magnetMoleculeCrystallographyChemistryMagnetMaterials sciencePhosphineMagnetic fieldPhysicsCrystal structureOrganic chemistryBiologyMagnetizationCatalysisQuantum mechanicsIonPaleontologyMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry