异金属簇{LnCu3}低温磁制冷性能

基于对已报道Gd-Cu配合物的文献调研,发现一类{LnCu₃}簇合物(Ln=Gd(1), Tb(2), Dy(3)),其Cu^II离子被Gd^III离子有效分隔且分子内部仅拥有铁磁相互作用,因而对其进行了低温磁制冷性能研究。在已报道实验方法上加以改进,用一锅法制备出一系列异金属{LnCu₃}簇合物(Ln=Gd(1), Tb(2), Dy(3)),并运用元素分析、红外、单晶/粉末X-射线衍射等方法对其进行表征,以证明其同构性及相纯度。低温磁热效应的研究结果表明簇合物1-3在ΔH=0~7 T下的最大磁熵变值(-ΔS_m)分别为16.1(2 K), 6.9(5 K)和8.1(5 K)J·kg^-1·k^-1。簇合物1与已报道的Gd-Cu簇合物的磁熵变对比再次证明了弱铁磁相互作用在3d-4f分子磁制冷剂设计中起到重要的作用。     

异金属簇{LnCu3}低温磁制冷性能

基于对已报道Gd-Cu配合物的文献调研,发现一类{LnCu₃}簇合物(Ln=Gd(1),Tb(2),Dy(3)),其Cu^Ⅱ离子被Gd^Ⅲ离子有效分隔且分子内部仅拥有铁磁相互作用,因而对其进行了低温磁制冷性能研究。在已报道实验方法上加以改进,用一锅法制备出一系列异金属{LnCu₃}簇合物(Ln=Gd(1),Tb(2),Dy(3)),并运用元素分析、红外、单晶/粉末X-射线衍射等方法对其进行表征,以证明其同构性及相纯度。低温磁热效应的研究结果表明簇合物1-3在ΔH=0~7T下的最大磁熵变值(-ΔS_m)分别为16.1(2K),6.9(5K)和8.1(5K)J·kg^-1·K^-1。簇合物1与已报道的Gd-Cu簇合物的磁熵变对比再次证明了弱铁磁相互作用在3d-4f分子磁制冷剂设计中起到重要的作用。     

生物体系和模型化合物顺磁离子间的磁相互作用

许多金属蛋白及金属酶的活性部位存在多金属磁偶合单元，它们在生命活动中起着重要的作用。本文生物体系中顺磁离子间的磁相互作用及其模型化合物的研究进展。     

一维和二维镝(Ⅲ)配合物的慢磁弛豫

分别用稀土醋酸盐和稀土高氯酸盐与希弗碱配体和巯基烟酸配体反应得到了两例镝配合物[Dy₂(OAc)₆H₂O]_n(1)和{[DyL(H₂O)₄]ClO₄·H₂O}_n(2)(L=2,2'-二硫代-二(3-吡啶甲酸)),并通过单晶X-射线衍射、元素分析、红外光谱和磁性测试对其进行了表征。结构研究和磁性测试表明:化合物1是羧基桥连的一维链结构,该化合物表现出慢磁弛豫性质,有效能垒为2 K;化合物2是通过原位生成的二硫键桥连的二维网状结构,表现出明显的铁磁相互作用和慢磁弛豫行为。     

氧桥联稀土钆双核配合物磁学性质的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论结合对称性破损态方法,选用氧桥联稀土钆双核配合物为研究对象,通过与实验值比较,探讨了不同泛函与基组对计算磁耦合常数的影响.结果表明,在B3LYP/TZV水平下(Gd为SARC-TZV),相对论效应采用DHK2方法,计算结果与实验测量值-0.022 5cm~(-1)最接近.不同体系测试结果显示,可在该水平下预测新合成稀土钆双核配合物的磁学性质.Mulliken自旋密度分析可知磁中心Gd以自旋极化为主.键级分析表明,2个磁中心之间的磁耦合作用通过桥联氧原子的超交换作用实现.分子磁轨道分析显示2个磁中心间存在较强的轨道相互作用,其磁轨道主要是由钆原子的4f_z~3,4f_z~2_x轨道和桥联氧原子的2pz轨道组成.     

Gd7Pd3-xFex合金磁性及磁热效应的研究

采用电弧熔炼和高温退火的方法制备了Gd7Pd3-xFex(x=0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8和1)合金材料,并对该系列合金材料的磁特性及磁热效应进行了研究。X射线粉末衍射研究表明,所有的材料均形成Th7Fe3型结构。并且随着x的增大,晶格常数、居里温度、饱和磁化强度和最大磁熵变均有所降低。相比于Gd7Pd3,掺入Fe元素的材料可以获得更接近室温的居里温度和更宽的工作温区,从而导致了7 T磁场下高达1096 J·kg^-1的相对制冷能力(RCP), Gd7Pd3-xFex有望被用于室温附近的磁制冷。     

两个新型氮氧自由基及其配合物的合成、晶体结构和磁性

合成并表征了两种新的含有酰氨基取代的氮氧自由基配体L1和L2。将L1和L2与六氟乙酰丙酮盐(Co(II), Ni(II),Mn(II))配位得到五个新的单核金属配合物L1Co(hfac)2, L1Ni(hfac)2, L2Co(hfac)2,L2Ni(hfac)2和L2Mn(hfac)2。对L1和L2及其配合物的结构和磁性进行了表征，在配合物中氮氧自由基的氧和取代基羰基氧均和金属离子配位，自由基和金属离子之间存在着强的反铁磁相互作用。     

氰根桥连的FeⅢMnⅡ链中磁性作用的调控

基于三氰构筑单元合成了两个氰基桥联的Fe^ⅢMn^Ⅱ一维链, {[Fe(Tp)(CN)₃]₂[Mn(bib)]}·CH₃OH·2H₂O (1)和{[Fe(pzTp)(CN)₃]₂[Mn(bib)]}·3H₂O (2)。1和2中的双之字链通过刚性的双齿配体固定排列方式并连接成二维结构, 链内Fe^Ⅲ和Mn^Ⅱ之间的磁相互作用可以通过改变链中配体的位阻调控。     

氰根桥连的FeⅢMnⅡ链中磁性作用的调控

基于三氰构筑单元合成了两个氰基桥联的Fe^Ⅲ-Mn^Ⅱ一维链,{[Fe(Tp)(CN)₃]₂[Mn(bib)]}·CH₃OH·2H₂O (1)和{[Fe(pzTp)(CN)₃]₂[Mn(bib)]}·3H₂O (2)。1和2中的双之字链通过刚性的双齿配体固定排列方式并连接成二维结构,链内Fe^Ⅲ和Mn^Ⅱ之间的磁相互作用可以通过改变链中配体的位阻调控。     

First findings of monocrystalline aragonite inclusions in garnet from diamond-grade UHPM rocks (Kokchetav Massif, Northern Kazakhstan)

The crystal field effect and microscopic origins of the Zeeman g-factors g(//) and g(⊥) for (6)S(3d(5)) state ions at tetragonal symmetry crystal filed, taking into account the spin-spin (SS), the spin-other-orbit (SOO), and the orbit-orbit (OO) magnetic interactions besides the well-known spin-orbit (SO) magnetic interaction, have been investigated using the microscopic spin Hamiltonian theory and the complete diagonalization method (CDM). It is found that the g(//)(±1/2)≠g(//)(±5/2) and g(⊥)(±1/2)≠g(⊥)(±5/2), where the g-factors g(//)(±1/2) and g(⊥)(±1/2) express the g-factors of the ground state |M?(s)=±1/2), whereas the g-factors g(//)(±5/2) and g(⊥)(±5/2) express the g-factors of the ground state |M?(s)=±5/2). It is shown that although the SO magnetic interaction is the most important one, the contributions to the shifts of g-factors Δg(//)(=2.0023-g(//)) and Δg(⊥)(=2.0023-g(⊥)) from other three magnetic interactions including the SS, SOO, and OO magnetic interactions are appreciable and should not be omitted, especially for the shifts of g-factors Δg(//)(±5/2) and Δg(⊥)(±5/2). The individual contributions to the shifts of g-factors arising from the spin quartet states and spin doublet states have been studied. The investigations show that the Δg(//)(±1/2) and Δg(⊥)(±1/2) primarily result from the spin quartet states, whereas Δg(//)(±5/2) and Δg(⊥)(±5/2) from the spin quartet states as well as the combined effects between the spin quartet states and the spin doublet states. The contribution to the shifts of g-factors from the net spin doublet states is zero.     

三角晶场中4A2(3d3)态离子全组态EPR理论研究

在中间场耦合图像中,建立了4A2(3d3)态离子全组态EPR理论;研究了EPR参量随三角晶场参量V、V′及立方晶场参量Dq变化关系;用完全对角化方法验证了MacfarlaneEPR参量的三阶微扰公式,结果表明,在较大的晶场范围内微扰公式的收敛性很好;研究了EPR参量的微观起源及自旋二重态对EPR参量的贡献,指出自旋二重态对零场分裂参量的贡献不可忽略,二重态对g因子的贡献甚微.     

Local structure distortion and spin Hamiltonian parameters for Cr4+ ions in Cr4+:α-Al2O3 crystals

The relations between the spin Hamiltonian (SH) parameters and crystal structure of Cr⁴⁺:α-Al₂O₃ crystals have been established. On the basis of this, the SH parameters including zero-field splitting parameter D and Zeeman g-factors (g_|| and g_⊥) for Cr⁴⁺ ions in Cr⁴⁺:α-Al₂O₃ crystals, taking into account the spin–spin (SS), spin-other-orbit (SOO) and orbit–orbit (OO) magnetic interactions in addition to the spin–orbit (SO) magnetic interaction, are theoretically investigated using complete diagonalization method (CDM). The theoretical results are in excellent agreement with the experimental ones when the upper three O^2? ions rotate 0.94° toward [1 1 1] axis and the lower three O^2? ions rotate 0.92° toward it. Hence, the local structure distortion effect plays an important role in explaining the spectroscopic properties of Cr⁴⁺ ions in Cr⁴⁺:α-Al₂O₃ crystals. This study shows that for Cr⁴⁺:α-Al₂O₃ the contributions arising from SS, SOO, and OO interactions to the zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameter D are appreciable, whereas those to g_|| and g_⊥ are quite small.     

Applying Unconventional Spectroscopies to the Single-Molecule Magnets,Co(PPh3)2X2 (X=Cl,Br, I): Unveiling Magnetic Transitions and Spin-Phonon Coupling

Large separation of magnetic levels and slow relaxation in metal complexes are desirable properties of single-molecule magnets (SMMs). Spin-phonon coupling (interactions of magnetic levels with phonons) is ubiquitous, leading to magnetic relaxation and loss of memory in SMMs and quantum coherence in qubits. Direct observation of magnetic transitions and spin-phonon coupling in molecules is challenging. We have found that far-IR magnetic spectra (FIRMS) of Co(PPh₃)₂X₂ ( Co-X ; X=Cl, Br, I) reveal rarely observed spin-phonon coupling as avoided crossings between magnetic and u-symmetry phonon transitions. Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) gives phonon spectra. Calculations using VASP and phonopy programs gave phonon symmetries and movies. Magnetic transitions among zero-field split (ZFS) levels of the S=3/2 electronic ground state were probed by INS, high-frequency and -field EPR (HFEPR), FIRMS, and frequency-domain FT terahertz EPR (FD-FT THz-EPR), giving magnetic excitation spectra and determining ZFS parameters (D, E) and g values. Ligand-field theory (LFT) was used to analyze earlier electronic absorption spectra and give calculated ZFS parameters matching those from the experiments. DFT calculations also gave spin densities in Co-X , showing that the larger Co(II) spin density in a molecule, the larger its ZFS magnitude. The current work reveals dynamics of magnetic and phonon excitations in SMMs. Studies of such couplings in the future would help to understand how spin-phonon coupling may lead to magnetic relaxation and develop guidance to control such coupling.     

Studies of EPR parameters for Mn5+ -doped Li3PO4 and Li3VO4 crystals

The EPR parameters (zero-field splitting D and g factors g parallel, g perpendicular) of Mn5+ -doped Li3PO4 and Li3VO4 crystals are calculated from the complete high-order perturbation formulas based on a molecular orbital scheme for a 3d2 ion in tetragonal MX4 clusters. These formulas include not only the contribution coming from crystal-field excitations, but also that arising from charge-transfer excitations (which is discarded in crystal field theory). The calculated results are in reasonable agreement with the observed values. The contributions to EPR parameters coming from the charge-transfer excitations are comparable with those arising from the crystal-field excitations. It appears that for a high valence state 3dn ion in crystals, the reasonable explanations of EPR parameters should take the contributions due to both crystal-field and charge-transfer excitations into account.     

Spin-frustrated trinuclear Cu(II) clusters with mixing of 2(S = 1/2) and S = 3/2 states by antisymmetric exchange. 1. Dzialoshinsky-Moriya exchange contribution to zero-field splitting of the S = 3/2 state

The mixing of the spin-frustrated 2(S = 1/2) and S = 3/2 states by the Dzialoshinsky-Moriya (DM) exchange is considered for the Cu 3(II) clusters with strong DM exchange coupling. In the antiferromagnetic Cu 3 clusters with strong DM interaction, the 2(S = 1/2)-S = 3/2 mixing by the in-plane DM exchange ( G x ) results in the large positive contribution 2 D DM > 0 to the axial zero-field splitting (ZFS) 2 D of the S = 3/2 state. The correlations between the ZFS 2 D DM of the excited S = 3/2 state, sign of G z and chirality of the ground-state were obtained. In the isosceles Cu 3 clusters, the in-plane DM exchange mixing results in the rhombic magnetic anisotropy of the S = 3/2 state. Large distortions result in an inequality of the pair DM parameters, that leads to an additional magnetic anisotropy of the S = 3/2 state. In the {Cu 3} nanomagnet, the in-plane DM exchange (Gx, Gy) mixing results in the 58% contribution 2 D DM to the observed ZFS 2 D of the S = 3/2 state. The DM exchange and distortions explain the experimental observation that the intensities of the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) transitions arising from the 2(S = 1/2) group of levels of the {Cu 3} nanomagnet are comparable to each other and are 1 order of magnitude weaker than that of the S = 3/2 state. In the ferromagnetic Cu 3 clusters, the in-plane DM exchange mixing of the excited 2(S = 1/2) and the ground S = 3/2 states results in the large negative DM exchange contribution 2 D DM' < 0 to the axial ZFS 2 D of the ground S = 3/2 state.     

EPR and ENDOR analysis of Fe3+ impurity centers in fluoroelpasolite lattices

Fe(3+) ions in hexagonal and cubic fluoroelpasolite crystals (A(1)(2)B(I)M(III)F(6)) have been investigated in a combined Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and Electron Nuclear Double Resonance (ENDOR) study. A detailed analysis of the ENDOR spectra for the nearest (19)F and (23)Na shells in X (9.5 GHz) and Q band (34 GHz) allowed the complex EPR spectra to be disentangled and to determine the spin Hamiltonian parameters for the various S = 5/2 Fe(3+) centres. W-band (95 GHz) EPR measurements as a function of temperature were performed to provide unambiguous evidence about the absolute signs of the Zero Field Splitting (ZFS) and SuperHyperFine (SHF) parameters for Fe(3+) in Cs(2)NaAlF(6) as already determined from the ENDOR work. It could be concluded that all principal (19)F hyperfine values were positive, in agreement with earlier assignments in the literature for related systems. A comparative analysis of the (19)F SHF data for Fe(3+) at a perfectly octahedral site in the cubic crystal, and at two slightly trigonally distorted environments in the hexagonal crystals, indicates that the metal-to-ligand distance changes upon doping. The obtained set of parameters concerning one defect in various analogous environments can furthermore be used to test different methods of theoretical calculations for ZFS and SHF values.     

Structure and dynamics of the triplet state of oligothiophenes in isotropic and partially oriented matrices

The photoexcited triplet states of 4,4'-dipentoxy-2,2'-dithiophene (4-T2), 3,3'-dipentoxy-2,2'-dithiophene (3-T2), and 4,4'-dipentoxy-2,2':5',2':5',2'-tetrathiophene (4-T4) have been investigated by time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance in glassy toluene and in a frozen oriented liquid crystal, which provides a partially ordered medium. The preferential orientation of the rod-like 4-T2 and 4-T4 is compared to that of the disk-like 3-T2. The use of an oriented matrix coupled to simple semiempirical calculations allowed us to determine the orientation of the principal axes of the fine interaction with respect to the molecular axes. The motional behavior of the molecules in the isotropic and anisotropic matrices has been studied by comparing the spectral profiles of the Echo detected EPR (Echo-EPR) spectra with those of the continuous wave time resolved EPR (TR-EPR). A model considering the modulation of the zero-field splitting (ZFS) by molecular libration accounts for the Echo-EPR lineshape, on the basis of motions around preferential axes depending on the embedding matrix. The differences in the ZFS parameters of the two isomers 4-T2 and 3-T2 are attributed to a mesomeric effect due to the substituents.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance of the excited states of the three-spins-1/2 ZnTPP–3-NOPy complex

EPR spectra of the excited quartet and doublet molecular states of (tetraphenylporphinato)zinc(II)covalently bounded to 3-(N-nitronyl-notroxide) pyridine stable radical are modeled in terms of the spin-Hamiltonian given by the sum of the contributions from the radical and triplet moieties, and the interaction between them. The later is represented by anisotropic point dipolar and isotropic exchange electron spin–spin interactions. It is shown that the high field (W-band) EPR spectra depend on energy separation between the electronic doublet (D) and quartet (Q) states. This dependence was utilized to estimate the upper limit of the intensity of exchange interaction between the radical and porphyrin moieties.