The Importance of Being Exchanged: [Gd^III₄M^II₈(OH)₈(L)₈(O₂CR)₈]⁴⁺ Clusters for Magnetic Refrigeration

Abstract

Playing it cool: Almost all of the constituent parts of the complex [LnIII4MII8(OH)8(L)8(O2CR)8]X4, namely the lanthanide ions Ln3+, the transition-metal ions M2+, the bridging ligand L, the carboxylates, and the counterions X can be exchanged, thus allowing a thorough understanding of the individual contributions to the magnetocaloric effect. Example in picture: Gd purple, Cu green, O red, N blue. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.