Origin of SMM behaviour in an asymmetric Er(III) Schiff base complex: a combined experimental and theoretical study.
An asymmetric erbium(III) Schiff base complex [Er(HL)2(NO3)3] was synthesized which shows SMM behaviour with an Ueff of 5.2 K. Dipolar interaction in 1 significantly reduced upon dilution which increases the barrier height to 51.5 K. Ab initio calculations were performed to shed light on the mechanism of magnetization relaxation.
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India-400076. eswar@chem.iitb.ac.in rajaraman@chem.iitb.ac.in.
Chinmoy
C
Das
Apoorva
A
Upadhyay
Shefali
S
Vaidya
Saurabh Kumar
SK
Singh
Gopalan
G
Rajaraman
Maheswaran
M
Shanmugam