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A hard molecular nanomagnet from confined paramagnetic 3d-4f spins inside a fullerene cage

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  • Chenli Huang

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Rong Sun

    (Peking University)

  • Lipiao Bao

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Xinyue Tian

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Changwang Pan

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Mengyang Li

    (Xidian University)

  • Wangqiang Shen

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Kun Guo

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Bingwu Wang

    (Peking University)

  • Xing Lu

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Hainan University)

  • Song Gao

    (Peking University
    South China University of Technology)

Abstract

Reducing inter-spin distance can enhance magnetic interactions and allow for the realization of outstanding magnetic properties. However, achieving reduced distances is technically challenging. Here, we construct a 3d-4f metal cluster (Dy2VN) inside a C80 cage, affording a heretofore unseen metallofullerene containing both paramagnetic 3d and 4f metal ions. The significantly suppressed 3d-4f (Dy-V) distances, due to the unique cage confinement effect, were observed by crystallographic and theoretical analysis of Dy2VN@Ih(7)-C80. These reduced distances result in an enhanced magnetic coupling (Jtotal, Dy-V = 53.30 cm−1; Jtotal, Dy-Dy = −6.25 cm−1), leading to a high magnetic blocking temperature compared to reported 3d-4f single-molecule magnets and strong coercive field of 2.73 Tesla. Our work presents a new class of single-molecule magnets with both paramagnetic 3d and 4f metals confined in a fullerene cage, offering superior and tunable magnetic properties due to the unique cage confinement effect and the diverse composition of the entrapped magnetic core.

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  • Chenli Huang & Rong Sun & Lipiao Bao & Xinyue Tian & Changwang Pan & Mengyang Li & Wangqiang Shen & Kun Guo & Bingwu Wang & Xing Lu & Song Gao, 2023. "A hard molecular nanomagnet from confined paramagnetic 3d-4f spins inside a fullerene cage," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-44194-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44194-y
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