Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnets with Bulky Schiff Base Ligands: Modification of the Slow Relaxation of the Magnetization by Substituent Change

Chemistry. 2019 Jan 7;25(2):474-478. doi: 10.1002/chem.201804429. Epub 2018 Dec 6.

Abstract

The synthesis, and magnetic and photoluminescence investigations of two bifunctional dysprosium complexes based on tridentate Schiff base ligands is reported. Magnetic investigations reveal a genuine single-molecule magnet (SMM) behavior, with out-of-phase signals up to 60 K, and tunable emission arising from the Schiff base ligands.

Keywords: Schiff-bases; dysprosium; lanthanides; luminescence; single-molecule magnets.