Evidence of field induced slow magnetic relaxation in: Cis -[Co(hfac)2(H2O)2] exhibiting tri-axial anisotropy with a negative axial component

Denis V. Korchagin, Andrew V. Palii, Elena A. Yureva, Alexander V. Akimov, Eugenii Ya Misochko, Gennady V. Shilov, Artem D. Talantsev, Roman B. Morgunov, Alexander A. Shakin, Sergey M. Aldoshin, Boris S. Tsukerblat

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Abstract

We report a combined experimental characterization and theoretical modeling of the hexa-coordinated high-spin Co(ii) complex cis-[Co(hfac)2(H2O)2] (I). The magnetic static field (DC) data and EPR spectra (measurements were carried out on the powder samples of diluted samples cis-[Co0.02Zn0.98 (hfac)2(H2O)2]) were analyzed with the aid of the parametric Griffith Hamiltonian for the high-spin Co(ii) supported by the ab initio calculations of the crystal field (CF) parameters, g-factors and superexchange parameters between H-bonded Co(ii) ions in the neighboring molecules in a 1D network. This analysis suggests the presence of the easy axis of magnetic anisotropy and also shows the existence of a significant rhombic component. The detected frequency dependent (AC) susceptibility signal shows that complex I exhibits slow paramagnetic relaxation in the applied DC field belonging thus to the class of non-uniaxial field induced single ion magnets with a negative axial component of anisotropy. It is demonstrated that the main contributions to the relaxation come from the direct one-phonon process dominating at low temperatures, while the contribution of the two-phonon Raman process becomes important with increasing temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7540-7548
Number of pages9
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume46
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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