Issue 1, 2019

The effect of the second coordination sphere on the magnetism of [Ln(NO3)3(H2O)3]·(18-crown-6) (Ln = Dy and Er)

Abstract

The objective of this work was the exploration of the effect of the second coordination sphere on the magnetic properties of [Ln(NO3)3(H2O)3]·(18C6) (Ln = Dy (1) and Er (2)) compounds comprising co-crystallized 18-crown-6 ethers. Both compounds were identified as field-induced single molecule magnets (SMMs) with estimated magnetization reversal barriers Ueff = 66–71 K for 1 and Ueff = 21–24 K for 2. Theoretical calculations with the B3LYP functional revealed substantial change and redistribution of the electrostatic potential upon accounting for the second coordination sphere represented by two 18C6 molecules, which resulted in the change of the crystal-field around metal atoms. As a result, the multireference CASSCF calculations exposed significant impact of the second coordination sphere on the energy splitting of the respective 6H15/2 (DyIII) and 4I15/2 (ErIII) ground states, the magnetization reversal barrier and the magnetic anisotropy parameters. Moreover, the calculated magnetization reversal barriers, Ucalc. = 57 K for 1 and Ucalc. = 16 K for 2, are in good agreement with the experimental values accentuating the importance of the second coordination sphere on the magnetic properties of SMMs.

Graphical abstract: The effect of the second coordination sphere on the magnetism of [Ln(NO3)3(H2O)3]·(18-crown-6) (Ln = Dy and Er)

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Nov 2018
Accepted
14 Dec 2018
First published
02 Jan 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 569-575

The effect of the second coordination sphere on the magnetism of [Ln(NO3)3(H2O)3]·(18-crown-6) (Ln = Dy and Er)

R. Herchel, P. Zoufalý and I. Nemec, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 569 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA09648A

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