title: Lanthanide discs chill well and relax slowly.
abstract: The synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of two isostructural heptametallic lanthanide discs are reported, showing single molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour with a large energy barrier for the dysprosium analogue and a large magnetocaloric effect (MCE) for the gadolinium analogue.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sharples
authors.forename: Yan-Zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Floriana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.forename: Eric J L
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: McInnes
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collison