Coexistence of Distinct Single‐Ion and Exchange‐Based Mechanisms for Blocking of Magnetization in a Co^II₂Dy^III₂ Single‐Molecule Magnet

Abstract

Two ways to relax: A defect-dicubane Co2Dy2 single-molecule magnet (SMM) displays slow relaxation of magnetization with a blocking temperature of 22 K (at 1500 Hz), the highest reported for a 3d–4f-based SMM. Analysis of the relaxation reveals two distinct blocking regimes, one of which is intraionic, localized on the DyIII ions, while the other is exchange-based.