Spin-reversal energy barriers of 305 K for Fe2+ d6 ions with linear ligand coordination

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Contributors

  • Lei Xu - , Chair of Solid State Theory, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Ziba Zangeneh - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Ravi Yadav - , Chair of Solid State Theory, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Stanislav Avdoshenko - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Jeroen Van Den Brink - , Chair of Solid State Theory, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Anton Jesche - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • Liviu Hozoi - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

A remarkably large magnetic anisotropy energy of 305 K is computed by quantum chemistry methods for divalent Fe2+ d6 substitutes at Li-ion sites with D6h point-group symmetry within the solid-state matrix of Li3N. This is similar to values calculated by the same approach and confirmed experimentally for linearly coordinated monovalent Fe1+ d7 species, among the largest so far in the research area of single-molecule magnets. Our ab initio results therefore mark a new exciting exploration path in the search for superior single-molecule magnets, rooted in the configuration of d6 transition-metal ions with linear or quasilinear nearest-neighbor coordination. This d6 axial anisotropy may be kept robust even for symmetries lower than D6h, provided the ligand and farther-neighbor environment is engineered such that the splitting remains large enough.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10596-10600
Number of pages5
JournalNanoscale
Volume9
Issue number30
Publication statusPublished - 14 Aug 2017
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 28726949

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