From Positive to Negative Zero-Field Splitting in a Series of Strongly Magnetically Anisotropic Mononuclear Metal Complexes.
Ghenadie NovitchiShang-Da JiangSergiu ShovaFatima RidaIvo HlavičkaMilan OrlitaWolfgang WernsdorferRana HamzeCyril MartinsNicolas SuaudNathalie GuihéryAnne-Laure BarraCyrille TrainPublished in: Inorganic chemistry (2017)
A series of mononuclear [M(hfa)2(pic)2] (Hhfa = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione; pic = 4-methylpyridine; M = FeII, CoII, NiII, ZnII) compounds were obtained and characterized. The structures of the complexes have been resolved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, indicating that, apart from the zinc derivative, the complexes are in a trans configuration. Moreover, a dramatic lenghthening of the Fe-N distances was observed, whereas the nickel(II) complex is almost perfectly octahedral. The magnetic anisotropy of these complexes was thoroughly studied by direct-current (dc) magnetic measurements, high-field electron paramagnetic resonance, and infrared (IR) magnetospectroscopy: the iron(II) derivative exhibits an out-of-plane anisotropy (DFe = -7.28 cm-1) with a high rhombicity, whereas the cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes show in-plane anisotropy (DCo ∼ 92-95 cm-1; DNi = 4.920 cm-1). Ab initio calculations were performed to rationalize the evolution of the structure and identify the excited states governing the magnetic anisotropy along the series. For the iron(II) complex, an out-of-phase alternating-current (ac) magnetic susceptibility signal was observed using a 0.1 T dc field. For the cobalt(II) derivative, the ac magnetic susceptibility shows the presence of two field-dependent relaxation phenomena: at low field (500 Oe), the relaxation process is beyond single-ion behavior, whereas at high field (2000 Oe), the relaxation of magnetization implies several mechanisms including an Orbach process with Ueff = 25 K and quantum tunneling of magnetization. The observation by μ-SQUID magnetization measurements of hysteresis loops of up to 1 K confirmed the single-ion-magnet behavior of the cobalt(II) derivative.
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