Blocking like it's hot: a synthetic chemists' path to high-temperature lanthanide single molecule magnets

Progress in the synthesis, design, and characterisation of single-molecule magnets (SMMs) has expanded dramatically from curiosity driven beginnings to molecules that retain magnetization above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen. This is in no small part due to the increasingly collaborative natur...

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Published in:Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry 2020-10, Vol.49 (41), p.1432-14337
Main Author: Goodwin, Conrad A. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boiling points
Chemical synthesis
Chemists
Electronic structure
High temperature
Liquid nitrogen
Magnets
Physical properties
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Summary:Progress in the synthesis, design, and characterisation of single-molecule magnets (SMMs) has expanded dramatically from curiosity driven beginnings to molecules that retain magnetization above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen. This is in no small part due to the increasingly collaborative nature of this research where synthetic targets are guided by theoretical design criteria. This article aims to summarize these efforts and progress from the perspective of a synthetic chemist with a focus on how chemistry can modulate physical properties. A simple overview is presented of lanthanide electronic structure in order to contextualize the synthetic advances that have led to drastic improvements in the performance of lanthanide-based SMMs from the early 2000s to the late 2010s. A synthetic chemists' guide to contemporary advances in the field of lanthanide single molecule magnetism.
ISSN:1477-9226
1477-9234
DOI:10.1039/d0dt01904f