Enhancing the magnetic blocking temperature and magnetic coercivity of {CrIII2LnIII2} single-molecule magnets via bridging ligand modification

Abstract

Replacing bridging benzoate ligands with 2-chloro-4,5-fluorobenzoate in a family of {CrLn} (Ln = Tb, Dy and Ho) single-molecule magnets result in significant improvements in magnetic relaxation time, magnetic hysteresis blocking temperature and magnetic coercivity.