Anisotropy of CoII transferred to the Cr7Co polymetallic cluster via strong exchange interactions

Elena Garlatti, Tatiana Guidi, Alessandro Chiesa, Simon Ansbro, Michael Baker, Jacques Ollivier, Hannu Mutka, Grigore Timco, Inigo Vitorica-Yrezabal, Eva Pavarini, Paolo Santini, Giuseppe Amoretti, Richard Winpenny, Stefano Carretta

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Abstract

The Cr7Co ring represents a model system to understand how the anisotropy of a CoII ion is transferred to the effective anisotropy of a polymetallic cluster by strong exchange interactions. Combining sizeable anisotropy with exchange interactions is an important point in the understanding and design of new anisotropic molecular nanomagnets addressing fundamental and applicative issues. By combining electron paramagnetic resonance and inelastic neutron scattering measurements with spin Hamiltonian and ab-initio calculations, we have investigated in detail the anisotropy of the CoII ion embedded in the antiferromagnetic ring. Our results demonstrate a strong and anisotropic exchange interaction between the Co and the neighboring Cr ions, which effectively transmits the anisotropy to the whole molecule.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3555-3562
Number of pages8
JournalChemical Science
Volume9
Issue number14
Early online date7 Mar 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2018

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