Polarized Neutron Diffraction: An Excellent Tool to Evidence the Magnetic Anisotropy—Structural Relationships in Molecules
Dominique Luneau, Béatrice Gillon
Abstract
This publication reviews recent advances in polarized neutron diffraction (PND) studies of magnetic anisotropy in coordination compounds comprising d or f elements and having different nuclearities. All these studies illustrate the extent to which PND can provide precise and direct information on the relationship between molecular structure and the shape and axes of magnetic anisotropy of the individual metal sites. It makes this experimental technique (PND) an excellent tool to help in the design of molecular-based magnets and especially single-molecule magnets for which strong uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is required.
Topics & Concepts
Neutron diffractionAnisotropyMagnetic anisotropyMolecular magnetsMagnetMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsDiffractionMoleculeMagnetic structureCrystallographyNuclear magnetic resonanceChemistryPhysicsMagnetic fieldOpticsMagnetizationQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryMagnetism in coordination complexesAdvanced NMR Techniques and ApplicationsOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research