Large easy-axis magnetic anisotropy in a series of trigonal prismatic mononuclear cobalt(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes with zero-field hidden single-molecule magnet behaviour: the important role of the distortion of the coordination sphere and intermolecular interactions in the slow relaxation
Aritz Landart-Gereka, María Mar Quesada‐Moreno, Ismael F. Díaz‐Ortega, Hiroyuki Nojiri, Mykhaylo Ozerov, J. Krzystek, María A. Palacios, Enrique Colacio
Abstract
A N 6 -tripodal ligand allows the preparation of a family of prismatic mononuclear cationic Co II complexes with SMM behavior. Their axial anisotropy, magnetic relaxation and hysteresis width are modulated by the anion effects on the crystal structure.
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Magnetic anisotropyCrystallographyCobaltAnisotropyTrigonal prismatic molecular geometryMagnetRelaxation (psychology)Cationic polymerizationHysteresisDistortion (music)Materials scienceIonNuclear magnetic resonanceLigand (biochemistry)Crystal structureChemistryMagnetic fieldCondensed matter physicsMagnetizationPhysicsReceptorMetallurgyPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsCMOSAmplifierPsychologyOctahedronBiochemistryOptoelectronicsSocial psychologyMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMetal complexes synthesis and properties