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Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling
The promising future of storing and processing quantized information at the molecular level has been attracting the study of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) for almost three decades. Although some recent breakthroughs are mainly about the SMMs containing only one lanthanide ion, we believe SMMs can t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9350631/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35975153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc01532c |
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author | Chen, Yan-Cong Tong, Ming-Liang |
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description | The promising future of storing and processing quantized information at the molecular level has been attracting the study of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) for almost three decades. Although some recent breakthroughs are mainly about the SMMs containing only one lanthanide ion, we believe SMMs can tell a much deeper story than the single-ion anisotropy. Here in this Perspective, we will try to draw a unified picture of SMMs as a delicately coupled spin system between multiple spin centres. The hierarchical couplings will be presented step-by-step, from the intra-atomic hyperfine coupling, to the direct and indirect intra-molecular couplings with neighbouring spin centres, and all the way to the inter-molecular and spin–phonon couplings. Along with the discussions on their distinctive impacts on the energy level structures and thus magnetic behaviours, a promising big picture for further studies is proposed, encouraging the multifaceted developments of molecular magnetism and beyond. |
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spelling | pubmed-93506312022-08-15 Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling Chen, Yan-Cong Tong, Ming-Liang Chem Sci Chemistry The promising future of storing and processing quantized information at the molecular level has been attracting the study of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) for almost three decades. Although some recent breakthroughs are mainly about the SMMs containing only one lanthanide ion, we believe SMMs can tell a much deeper story than the single-ion anisotropy. Here in this Perspective, we will try to draw a unified picture of SMMs as a delicately coupled spin system between multiple spin centres. The hierarchical couplings will be presented step-by-step, from the intra-atomic hyperfine coupling, to the direct and indirect intra-molecular couplings with neighbouring spin centres, and all the way to the inter-molecular and spin–phonon couplings. Along with the discussions on their distinctive impacts on the energy level structures and thus magnetic behaviours, a promising big picture for further studies is proposed, encouraging the multifaceted developments of molecular magnetism and beyond. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2022-06-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9350631/ /pubmed/35975153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc01532c Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Chemistry Chen, Yan-Cong Tong, Ming-Liang Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling |
title | Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling |
title_full | Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling |
title_fullStr | Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling |
title_full_unstemmed | Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling |
title_short | Single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling |
title_sort | single-molecule magnets beyond a single lanthanide ion: the art of coupling |
topic | Chemistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9350631/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35975153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc01532c |
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