TY - JOUR
T1 - Zero-Field Splitting in {Mnlll3(μ3-O)} Core Single-Molecule Magnets Investigated by Inelastic Neutron Scattering and High-Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
AU - Sigrist, Marc
AU - Tregenna-Piggott, Philip L. W.
AU - Pedersen, Kasper Steen
AU - Sørensen, Mikkel A.
AU - Barra, Anne-Laure
AU - Hauser, Jürg
AU - Liu, Shi-Xia
AU - Decurtins, Silvio
AU - Mutka, Hannu
AU - Bendix, Jesper
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The global zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters of three, ferromagnetically coupled, μ3-K3)-[XO4]- (X = Cl, Re) capped, manganese(III) oximate single-molecule magnets, [Mn3O(R-sao)3(2,4'-bipyridine)3)XO4] [X = Cl, R = Me, Et; X = Re, R = Me; Me-sao = 2-hydroxyphenylethanone oximate(2-)], with crystallographic trigonal symmetry were determined by use of inelastic neutron scattering and high-field/high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. ReO4- (O…O ca. 1.7 Å) is larger than ClO4- (OO ca. 1.4 Å), which allows more parallel alignment of the local ZFS tensors. However, this chemical modification results in concomitant distortions in the equatorial ligand plane. Consistent parametrization of all spectroscopic data was achieved, and effective spin-reversal barriers determined from alternating current susceptibility data were shown to be in good accordance with the energy barriers deduced from spectroscopy.
AB - The global zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters of three, ferromagnetically coupled, μ3-K3)-[XO4]- (X = Cl, Re) capped, manganese(III) oximate single-molecule magnets, [Mn3O(R-sao)3(2,4'-bipyridine)3)XO4] [X = Cl, R = Me, Et; X = Re, R = Me; Me-sao = 2-hydroxyphenylethanone oximate(2-)], with crystallographic trigonal symmetry were determined by use of inelastic neutron scattering and high-field/high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. ReO4- (O…O ca. 1.7 Å) is larger than ClO4- (OO ca. 1.4 Å), which allows more parallel alignment of the local ZFS tensors. However, this chemical modification results in concomitant distortions in the equatorial ligand plane. Consistent parametrization of all spectroscopic data was achieved, and effective spin-reversal barriers determined from alternating current susceptibility data were shown to be in good accordance with the energy barriers deduced from spectroscopy.
U2 - 10.1002/ejic.201500084
DO - 10.1002/ejic.201500084
M3 - Journal article
VL - 2015
SP - 2683
EP - 2689
JO - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
JF - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
SN - 1434-1948
IS - 16
ER -