title: Densely Packed Lanthanide Cubane Based 3D Metal-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Magnetic Refrigeration and Slow Magnetic Relaxation.
abstract: Two isostructural densely packed squarato-bridged lanthanide-based 3D metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) [Ln5(μ3-OH)5(μ3-O)(CO3)2(HCO2)2(C4O4)(H2O)2] [Ln = Gd (1) and Dy (2)] show giant cryogenic magnetic refrigeration (for 1) and slow magnetic relaxation (for 2). The structural analyses reveal the presence of a self-assembled crown-shaped building unit with a cubane-based rectangular moiety that leads to a special array of metal centers in 3D space in the complexes. Magnetic investigations confirm that complex 1 exhibits one of the largest cryogenic magnetocaloric effects among the molecular magnetic refrigerant materials reported so far (-ΔSm = 64.0 J kg(-1) K(-1) for ΔH = 9 T at 3 K). The cryogenic cooling effect (of 1) is also quite comparable with that of the commercially used magnetic refrigerant gadolinium-gallium garnet, whereas for complex 2, slow relaxation of magnetization was observed below 10 K.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal , Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462 066, India.
authors.forename: Soumava
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal , Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462 066, India.
authors.forename: Amit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal , Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462 066, India.
authors.forename: Sanjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konar