1. Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, P.R. China;2. Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE) Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China;3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China
Abstract:
Coordination polymers serving as molecular magnetic refrigerants have been attracting great interest. In particular, coordination cluster compounds that demonstrate their apparent advantages on cryogenic magnetic refrigerants have attracted more attention in the last five years. Herein, we mainly focus on depicting aspects of syntheses, structures, and magnetothermal properties of coordination clusters that serve as magnetic refrigerants on account of the magnetocaloric effect. The documented molecular magnetic refrigerants are classified into two primary categories according to the types of metal centers, namely, homo‐ and heterometallic clusters. Every section is further divided into several subgroups based on the metal nuclearity and their dimensionalities, including discrete molecular clusters and those with extended structures constructed from molecular clusters. The objective is to present a rough overview of recent progress in coordination‐cluster‐based molecular magnetic refrigerants and provide a tutorial for researchers who are interested in the field.
