Theoretical insights into the magnetostructural correlations in Mn3-based single-molecule magnets |
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Authors: | Atanasov M Delley B Neese F Tregenna-Piggott P L Sigrist M |
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Institution: | Paul Scherrer Institute and ETH Zu?rich, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. mihail.atanasov@aci.uni-heidelberg.de |
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Abstract: | Density functional theory (DFT) and the valence bond configuration interaction (VBCI) model have been applied to the oximato-based Mn(III)(3)O single-molecule magnets (SMMs), allowing one to correlate the Mn(III)-Mn(III) exchange coupling energy (J) with the bridging geometry in terms of two structural angles: the Mn-O-N-Mn torsion angle (γ) and the Mn(3) out-of-plane shift of O (angle δθ). Using DFT, a two-dimensional (γ, δθ) energy surface of J is derived and shown to yield essentially good agreement with the reported J values deduced from magnetic susceptibility data on trigonal oximato-bridged Mn(3) SMMs. VBCI is used to understand and analyze the DFT results. It is shown that the exchange coupling in these systems is governed by a spin-polarization mechanism inducing a pronounced and dominating ferromagnetic exchange via the oximato bridge as opposed to kinetic exchange, which favors a weaker and antiferromagnetic exchange via the bridging oxide. In the light of these results, a discussion of the exchange coupling in the Mn(6) family of the SMM with a record demagnetization barrier is given. |
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