Magnetic relaxation pathways in lanthanide single-molecule magnets KU Leuven
Single-molecule magnets are compounds that exhibit magnetic bistability caused by an energy barrier for the reversal of magnetization (relaxation). Lanthanide compounds are proving promising as single-molecule magnets: recent studies show that terbium phthalocyanine complexes possess large energy barriers, and dysprosium and terbium complexes bridged by an N23− radical ligand exhibit magnetic hysteresis up to 13 K. Magnetic relaxation is ...