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Laorenza DW, Mullin KR, Weiss LR, Bayliss SL, Deb P, Awschalom DD, Rondinelli JM, Freedman DE. Coherent spin-control of S = 1 vanadium and molybdenum complexes. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc03107e. [PMID: 39144462 PMCID: PMC11318652 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc03107e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024] Open
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The burgeoning field of quantum sensing hinges on the creation and control of quantum bits. To date, the most well-studied quantum sensors are optically active, paramagnetic defects residing in crystalline hosts. We previously developed analogous optically addressable molecules featuring a ground-state spin-triplet centered on a Cr4+ ion with an optical-spin interface. In this work, we evaluate isovalent V3+ and Mo4+ congeners, which offer unique advantages, such as an intrinsic nuclear spin for V3+ or larger spin-orbit coupling for Mo4+, as optically addressable spin systems. We assess the ground-state spin structure and dynamics for each complex, illustrating that all of these spin-triplet species can be coherently controlled. However, unlike the Cr4+ derivatives, these pseudo-tetrahedral V3+ and Mo4+ complexes exhibit no measurable emission. Coupling absorption spectroscopy with computational predictions, we investigate why these complexes exhibit no detectable photoluminescence. These cumulative results suggest that design of future V3+ complexes should target pseudo-tetrahedral symmetries using bidentate or tridentate ligand scaffolds, ideally with deuterated or fluorinated ligand environments. We also suggest that spin-triplet Mo4+, and by extension W4+, complexes may not be suitable candidate optically addressable qubit systems due to their low energy spin-singlet states. By understanding the failures and successes of these systems, we outline additional design features for optically addressable V- or Mo-based molecules to expand the library of tailor-made quantum sensors.
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- Daniel W Laorenza
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University Evanston Illinois 60208 USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637 USA
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR-WPI), Tohoku University Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637 USA
- James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ UK
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637 USA
- Department of Physics, University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637 USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637 USA
- Department of Physics, University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637 USA
- Center for Molecular Engineering and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory Lemont Illinois 60439 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University Evanston Illinois 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 USA
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Liu YC, Chen JX, Fu PX, Liao YQ, Wang YH, Wang YX, Liu Z, Gao S, Jiang SD. Electrically Induced Crystal Field Distortion in a Ferroelectric Perovskite Revealed by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:19397-19404. [PMID: 38959221 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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The magnetoelectric material has attracted multidisciplinary interest in the past decade for its potential to accommodate various functions. Especially, the external electric field can drive the quantum behaviors of such materials via the spin-electric coupling effect, with the advantages of high spatial resolution and low energy cost. In this work, the spin-electric coupling effect of Mn2+-doped ferroelectric organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite [(CH3)3NCH2Cl]CdCl3 with a large piezoelectric effect was investigated. The electric field manipulation efficiency for the allowed transitions was determined by the pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance. The orientation-included Hamiltonian of the spin-electric coupling effect was obtained via simulating the angle-dependent electric field modulated continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance. The results demonstrate that the applied electric field affects not only the principal values of the zero-field splitting tensor but also its principal axis directions. This work proposes and exemplifies a route to understand the spin-electric coupling effect originating from the crystal field imposed on a spin ion being modified by the applied electric field, which may guide the rational screening and designing of hybrid perovskite ferroelectrics that satisfy the efficiency requirement of electric field manipulation of spins in quantum information applications.
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- You-Chao Liu
- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Science and Technology Park, No. 3 Binglang Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, LIFM, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, LIFM, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
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Wang F, Shen W, Shui Y, Chen J, Wang H, Wang R, Qin Y, Wang X, Wan J, Zhang M, Lu X, Yang T, Song F. Electrically controlled nonvolatile switching of single-atom magnetism in a Dy@C 84 single-molecule transistor. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2450. [PMID: 38503743 PMCID: PMC10951203 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46854-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Single-atom magnetism switching is a key technique towards the ultimate data storage density of computer hard disks and has been conceptually realized by leveraging the spin bistability of a magnetic atom under a scanning tunnelling microscope. However, it has rarely been applied to solid-state transistors, an advancement that would be highly desirable for enabling various applications. Here, we demonstrate realization of the electrically controlled Zeeman effect in Dy@C84 single-molecule transistors, thus revealing a transition in the magnetic moment from 3.8μ B to 5.1μ B for the ground-state GN at an electric field strength of 3 - 10 MV/cm. The consequent magnetoresistance significantly increases from 600% to 1100% at the resonant tunneling point. Density functional theory calculations further corroborate our realization of nonvolatile switching of single-atom magnetism, and the switching stability emanates from an energy barrier of 92 meV for atomic relaxation. These results highlight the potential of using endohedral metallofullerenes for high-temperature, high-stability, high-speed, and compact single-atom magnetic data storage.
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- Feng Wang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- Institute of Atom Manufacturing, Nanjing University, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- Institute of Atom Manufacturing, Nanjing University, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Center for Quantum Transport and Thermal Energy Science, School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Spintronics Devices and Technologies, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
- Institute of Atom Manufacturing, Nanjing University, Suzhou, 215163, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
- Institute of Atom Manufacturing, Nanjing University, Suzhou, 215163, China.
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Chiesa A, Santini P, Garlatti E, Luis F, Carretta S. Molecular nanomagnets: a viable path toward quantum information processing? REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2024; 87:034501. [PMID: 38314645 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/ad1f81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Molecular nanomagnets (MNMs), molecules containing interacting spins, have been a playground for quantum mechanics. They are characterized by many accessible low-energy levels that can be exploited to store and process quantum information. This naturally opens the possibility of using them as qudits, thus enlarging the tools of quantum logic with respect to qubit-based architectures. These additional degrees of freedom recently prompted the proposal for encoding qubits with embedded quantum error correction (QEC) in single molecules. QEC is the holy grail of quantum computing and this qudit approach could circumvent the large overhead of physical qubits typical of standard multi-qubit codes. Another important strength of the molecular approach is the extremely high degree of control achieved in preparing complex supramolecular structures where individual qudits are linked preserving their individual properties and coherence. This is particularly relevant for building quantum simulators, controllable systems able to mimic the dynamics of other quantum objects. The use of MNMs for quantum information processing is a rapidly evolving field which still requires to be fully experimentally explored. The key issues to be settled are related to scaling up the number of qudits/qubits and their individual addressing. Several promising possibilities are being intensively explored, ranging from the use of single-molecule transistors or superconducting devices to optical readout techniques. Moreover, new tools from chemistry could be also at hand, like the chiral-induced spin selectivity. In this paper, we will review the present status of this interdisciplinary research field, discuss the open challenges and envisioned solution paths which could finally unleash the very large potential of molecular spins for quantum technologies.
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- A Chiesa
- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
- UdR Parma, INSTM, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
- UdR Parma, INSTM, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
- UdR Parma, INSTM, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragon (INMA), CSIC, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Fısica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
- UdR Parma, INSTM, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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Kot P, Ismail M, Drost R, Siebrecht J, Huang H, Ast CR. Electric control of spin transitions at the atomic scale. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6612. [PMID: 37857623 PMCID: PMC10587172 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42287-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Electric control of spins has been a longstanding goal in the field of solid state physics due to the potential for increased efficiency in information processing. This efficiency can be optimized by transferring spintronics to the atomic scale. We present electric control of spin resonance transitions in single TiH molecules by employing electron spin resonance scanning tunneling microscopy (ESR-STM). We find strong bias voltage dependent shifts in the ESR signal of about ten times its line width. We attribute this to the electric field in the tunnel junction, which induces a displacement of the spin system changing the g-factor and the effective magnetic field of the tip. We demonstrate direct electric control of the spin transitions in coupled TiH dimers. Our findings open up new avenues for fast coherent control of coupled spin systems and expands on the understanding of spin electric coupling.
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- Piotr Kot
- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Tesi L, Stemmler F, Winkler M, Liu SSY, Das S, Sun X, Zharnikov M, Ludwigs S, van Slageren J. Modular Approach to Creating Functionalized Surface Arrays of Molecular Qubits. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208998. [PMID: 36609776 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The quest for developing quantum technologies is driven by the promise of exponentially faster computations, ultrahigh performance sensing, and achieving thorough understanding of many-particle quantum systems. Molecular spins are excellent qubit candidates because they feature long coherence times, are widely tunable through chemical synthesis, and can be interfaced with other quantum platforms such as superconducting qubits. A present challenge for molecular spin qubits is their integration in quantum devices, which requires arranging them in thin films or monolayers on surfaces. However, clear proof of the survival of quantum properties of molecular qubits on surfaces has not been reported so far. Furthermore, little is known about the change in spin dynamics of molecular qubits going from the bulk to monolayers. Here, a versatile bottom-up method is reported to arrange molecular qubits as functional groups of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on surfaces, combining molecular self-organization and click chemistry. Coherence times of up to 13 µs demonstrate that qubit properties are maintained or even enhanced in the monolayer.
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- Lorenzo Tesi
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- IPOC-Functional Polymers, Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Applied Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- IPOC-Functional Polymers, Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Applied Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- IPOC-Functional Polymers, Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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Kintzel B, Böhme M, Plaul D, Görls H, Yeche N, Seewald F, Klauss HH, Zvyagin AA, Kampert E, Herrmannsdörfer T, Pascua G, Baines C, Luetkens H, Plass W. A Trinuclear High-Spin Iron(III) Complex with a Geometrically Frustrated Spin Ground State Featuring Negligible Magnetic Anisotropy and Antisymmetric Exchange. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:3420-3430. [PMID: 36796032 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The trinuclear high-spin iron(III) complex [Fe3Cl3(saltagBr)(py)6]ClO4 {H5saltagBr = 1,2,3-tris[(5-bromo-salicylidene)amino]guanidine} was synthesized and characterized by several experimental and theoretical methods. The iron(III) complex exhibits molecular 3-fold symmetry imposed by the rigid ligand backbone and crystallizes in trigonal space group P3̅ with the complex cation lying on a crystallographic C3 axis. The high-spin states (S = 5/2) of the individual iron(III) ions were determined by Mößbauer spectroscopy and confirmed by CASSCF/CASPT2 ab initio calculations. Magnetic measurements show an antiferromagnetic exchange between the iron(III) ions leading to a geometrically spin-frustrated ground state. This was complemented by high-field magnetization experiments up to 60 T, which confirm the isotropic nature of the magnetic exchange and negligible single-ion anisotropy for the iron(III) ions. Muon-spin relaxation experiments were performed and further prove the isotropic nature of the coupled spin ground state and the presence of isolated paramagnetic molecular systems with negligible intermolecular interactions down to 20 mK. Broken-symmetry density functional theory calculations are consistent with the antiferromagnetic exchange between the iron(III) ions within the presented trinuclear high-spin iron(III) complex. Ab initio calculations further support the absence of appreciable magnetic anisotropy (D = 0.086, and E = 0.010 cm-1) and the absence of significant contributions from antisymmetric exchange, as the two Kramers doublets are virtually degenerate (ΔE = 0.005 cm-1). Therefore, this trinuclear high-spin iron(III) complex should be an ideal candidate for further investigations of spin-electric effects arising exclusively from the spin chirality of a geometrically frustrated S = 1/2 spin ground state of the molecular system.
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- Benjamin Kintzel
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv 61103, Ukraine.,V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine.,Max-Planck Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul-Scherrer-Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul-Scherrer-Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul-Scherrer-Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Lewkowitz M, Adams J, Sullivan NS, Wang P, Shatruk M, Zapf V, Arvij AS. Direct observation of electric field-induced magnetism in a molecular magnet. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2769. [PMID: 36797328 PMCID: PMC9935536 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29840-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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We report the direct observation of an electrically-induced magnetic susceptibility in the molecular nano- magnet [Fe3O(O2CPh)6(py)3]ClO4·py, an Fe3 trimer. This magnetoelectric effect results from the breaking of spatial inversion symmetry due to the spin configurations of the antiferromagnetic trimer. Both static and very low frequency electric fields were used. Fractional changes of the magnetic susceptibility of 11 ppb[Formula: see text] per kVm-1 for the temperature range 8.5 < T < 13.5 K were observed for applied electric fields up to 62 kV m-1. The changes in susceptibility were measured using a tunnel diode oscillator operating at liquid helium temperatures while the sample is held at a higher regulated temperature.
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- M. Lewkowitz
- grid.15276.370000 0004 1936 8091Department of Physics, University of Florida, Florida, 32611 USA
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- grid.15276.370000 0004 1936 8091Department of Physics, University of Florida, Florida, 32611 USA
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- grid.15276.370000 0004 1936 8091Department of Physics, University of Florida, Florida, 32611 USA
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- grid.255986.50000 0004 0472 0419Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Florida, 32306 USA
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- grid.255986.50000 0004 0472 0419Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Florida, 32306 USA
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- grid.148313.c0000 0004 0428 3079Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
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- grid.421818.60000 0000 9138 0897School of Science, Mathematics and Engineering, San Juan College, Farmington, NM 87402 USA
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Böhme M, Rams M, Krebs C, Mangelsen S, Jess I, Plass W, Näther C. Co(NCS) 2 Chain Compound with Alternating 5- and 6-Fold Coordination: Influence of Metal Coordination on the Magnetic Properties. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:16841-16855. [PMID: 36218356 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The reaction of Co(NCS)2 with 3-bromopyridine leads to the formation of discrete complexes [Co(NCS)2(3-bromopyridine)4] (1), [Co(NCS)2(3-bromopyridine)2(H2O)2] (2), and [Co(NCS)2(3-bromopyridine)2(MeOH)2] (3) depending on the solvent. Thermogravimetric measurements on 2 and 3 show a transformation into [Co(NCS)2(3-bromopyridine)2]n (4), which upon further heating is converted to [{Co(NCS)2}2(3-bromopyridine)3]n (5), whereas 1 transforms directly into 5 upon heating. Compound 5 can also be obtained from solution, which is not possible for 4. In 4 and 5, the cobalt(II) cations are linked by pairs of μ-1,3-bridging thiocyanate anions into chains. In compound 4, all cobalt(II) cations are octahedrally coordinated (OC-6), as is usually observed in such compounds, whereas in 5, a previously unkown alternating 5- and 6-fold coordination is observed, leading to vacant octahedral (vOC-5) and octahedral (OC-6) environments, respectively. In contrast to 4, the chains in 5 are very efficiently packed and linked by π···π stacking of the pyridine rings and interchain Co···Br interactions, which is the basis for the formation of this unusual chain. The spin chains in 4 demonstrate ferromagnetic intrachain exchange and much weaker interchain interactions, as is usually observed for such linear chain compounds. In contrast, compound 5 shows almost single-ion-like magnetic susceptibility, but the magnetic ordering temperature deduced from specific heat measurements is twice as high as that in 4, which might originate from π···π stacking and Co···Br interactions between neighboring chains. More importantly, unlike all linear Co(NCS)2 chain compounds, a dominant antiferromagnetic exchange is observed for 5, which is explained by density functional theory calculations predicting an alternating ferro- and aniferromagnetic exchange within the chains. Theoretical calculations on the two different cobalt(II) ions present in 5 predict an easy-axis anisotropy that is much stronger for the octahedral cobalt(II) ion than for the one with the vacant octahedral coordination, with the magnetic axes of the two ions being canted by an angle of 84°. This almost orthogonal orientation of the easy axis of magnetization for the two cobalt(II) ions is the rationale for the observed non-Ising behavior of 5.
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- Michael Böhme
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Humboldtstraße 8, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków 30348, Poland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Straße 2, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Straße 2, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Straße 2, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Humboldtstraße 8, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Straße 2, Kiel 24118, Germany
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Hu Y, Li X, Li Q, Yang J. Bipolar Magnetic Molecules for Spin‐Polarized Electric Current in Molecular Junctions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205036. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yujie Hu
- Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
- Hefei National Laboratory Hefei 230088 China
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- Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
- Hefei National Laboratory Hefei 230088 China
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- Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
- Hefei National Laboratory Hefei 230088 China
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Roy S, Böhme M, Lima S, Mohanty M, Banerjee A, Buchholz A, Plass W, Rathnam S, Banerjee I, Kaminsky W, Dinda R. Methoxido‐Bridged Lacunary Heterocubane Oxidovanadium(IV) Cluster with Azo Ligands: Synthesis, X‐ray Structure, Magnetic Properties, and Antiproliferative Activity. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Satabdi Roy
- National Institute of Technology Rourkela department of chemistry INDIA
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena: Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie GERMANY
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- National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Chemistry INDIA
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- National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Chemisry INDIA
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- National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Chemistry INDIA
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena: Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie GERMANY
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Humboldtstr. 8 7743 Jena GERMANY
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- National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering INDIA
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- National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering INDIA
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- University of Washington Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Chemsitry INDIA
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Hu Y, Li X, Li Q, Yang J. Bipolar Magnetic Molecules for Spin‐Polarized Electric Current in Molecular Junctions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yujie Hu
- USTC: University of Science and Technology of China Department of Chemical Physics CHINA
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- USTC: University of Science and Technology of China Department of Chemical Physics 96 Jinzhai Road 230026 Hefei CHINA
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- USTC: University of Science and Technology of China Department of Chemical Physics CHINA
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- USTC: University of Science and Technology of China Department of Chemical Physics CHINA
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Das S, Laguta V, Inzani K, Huang W, Liu J, Chatterjee R, McCarter MR, Susarla S, Ardavan A, Junquera J, Griffin SM, Ramesh R. Inherent Spin-Polarization Coupling in a Magnetoelectric Vortex. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:3976-3982. [PMID: 35561341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Solid-state materials are currently being explored as a platform for the manipulation of spins for spintronics and quantum information science. More broadly, a wide spectrum of ferroelectric materials, spanning from inorganic oxides to polymeric systems such as PVDF, present a different approach to explore quantum phenomena in which the spins are set and manipulated with electric fields. Using dilute Fe3+-doped ferroelectric PbTiO3-SrTiO3 superlattices as a model system, we demonstrate intrinsic spin-polarization control of spin directionality in complex ferroelectric vortices and skyrmions. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra show that the spins in the Fe3+ ion are strongly coupled to the local polarization and preferentially aligned perpendicular to the ferroelectric polar c axis in this complex vortex structure. The effect of polarization-spin directionality is corroborated by first-principles calculations, demonstrating the variation of the spin directionality with the polar texture and offering the potential for future quantum analogues of macroscopic magnetoelectric devices.
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- Sujit Das
- Material Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnická 10, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- CAESR, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, The Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- CAESR, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, The Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Cantabria, Cantabria Campus Internacional, Avenida de los Castros s/n, E-39005 Santander, Spain
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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For single-molecule toroics (SMTs) based on noncollinear Ising spins, intramolecular magnetic dipole–dipole coupling favours a head-to-tail vortex arrangement of the semi-classical magnetic moments associated with a toroidal ground state. However, to what extent does this effect survive beyond the semi-classical Ising limit? Here, we theoretically investigate the role of dipolar interactions in stabilising ground-state toroidal moments in quantum Heisenberg rings with and without on-site magnetic anisotropy. For the prototypical triangular SMT with strong on-site magnetic anisotropy, we illustrate that, together with noncollinear exchange, intramolecular magnetic dipole–dipole coupling serves to preserve ground-state toroidicity. In addition, we investigate the effect on quantum tunnelling of the toroidal moment in Kramers and non-Kramers systems. In the weak anisotropy limit, we find that, within some critical ion–ion distances, intramolecular magnetic dipole–dipole interactions, diagonalised over the entire Hilbert space of the quantum system, recover ground-state toroidicity in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic odd-membered rings with up to seven sites, and are further stabilised by Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya coupling.
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Deng YX, Chen SZ, Hong J, Jia PZ, Zhang Y, Yu X, Chen KQ. Perfect spin-filtering effect in molecular junctions based on half-metallic penta-hexa-graphene nanoribbons. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:285302. [PMID: 35477168 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac6b0a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The design and control of spintronic devices is a research hotspot in the field of electronics, and pure carbon-based materials provide new opportunities for the construction of electronic devices with excellent performance. Using density functional theory in combination with nonequilibrium Green's functions method, we design spin filter devices based on Penta-hexa-graphene (PHG) nanoribbons-a carbon nanomaterial in which the intrinsic magnetic moments combines with edge effects leading to a half-metallic property. Spin-resolved electronic transport studies show that such carbon-based devices can achieve nearly 100% spin filtering effect at low bias voltages. Such SEF can resist the influence of hydrogen passivation at different positions, but hardly survive under a hydrogen-rich environment. Our analysis show that the perfect SEF transport properties are caused by the magnetic and electronic properties of PHG nanoribbons, especially the magnetic moments on the quasi-sp3carbons. These interesting results indicate that PHG nanomaterials have very prominent application prospects in future spintronic devices.
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- Yuan-Xiang Deng
- School of Science, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, People's Republic of China
- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, College of Electronics Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Information Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Science, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Science, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Information Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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Fang YH, Liu Z, Zhou S, Fu PX, Wang YX, Wang ZY, Wang ZM, Gao S, Jiang SD. Spin-Electric Coupling with Anisotropy-Induced Vanishment and Enhancement in Molecular Ferroelectrics. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8605-8612. [PMID: 35512343 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Manipulating quantum properties by electric fields using spin-electric coupling (SEC) effects promises spatial addressability. While several studies about inorganic materials showing the SEC functionality have been reported, the vastly tunable crystal structures of molecular ferroelectrics provide a range of rationally designable materials yet to be exploited. In this work, Mn2+-doped molecular ferroelectrics are chosen to experimentally demonstrate the feasibility of achieving the quantum coherent SEC effect in molecular ferroelectrics for the first time. The electric field pulse applied between Hahn-echo pulses in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments causes controllable phase shifts via manipulating of the zero-field splitting (ZFS) of the Mn(II) ions. Detailed investigations of the aMn crystal showed unexpected SEC vanishment and enhancement at different crystal orientations, which were elucidated by studying the spin Hamiltonian and magnetic anisotropy. With the enhanced SEC efficiency being achieved (0.68 Hz m/V), this work discovers an emerging material library of molecular ferroelectrics to implement coherent quantum control with selective and tunable SEC effects toward highly scalable quantum gates.
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- Yu-Hui Fang
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.,College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.,Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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Liu Q, Yao NT, Sun HY, Hu JX, Meng YS, Liu T. Light actuated single-chain magnet with magnetic coercivity. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01371a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A cyanide-bridged {Fe2Co}-based coordination polymer was synthesized. It showed photo-induced slow relaxation of magnetization and a coercive field of 400 Oe.
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- Qiang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Mathivathanan L, Sanakis Y, Raptis RG, Turek P, Boudalis AK. Observation and deconvolution of a unique EPR signal from two cocrystallized spin triangles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:14415-14421. [PMID: 34180472 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01965a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A 16-line pattern has been theoretically predicted, but hitherto not reported, for the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectrum of antiferromagnetically coupled CuII triangles experiencing isotropic exchange of isosceles magnetic symmetry. Now, the crystallization of such a triangular species and its X-ray structure determination in a polar space group, R3 (No. 146), has enabled its single crystal EPR study. Its detailed magnetic susceptibility, and X- and Q-band, powder and single crystal EPR spectroscopic study reveals the effect of molecular structure and of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions (DMI) on the g‖, g⊥ and A‖ parameters of the spectrum; DMI is considered for the first time in such a context. Moreover, careful analysis of the spectrum allows the deconvolution of two slightly different cocrystallized magnetic species.
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- Logesh Mathivathanan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA and Department of Chemistry, GITAM Institute of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, AP 530045, India
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, F-67081 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, F-67081 Strasbourg, France. and Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Suparamolaiculaires - ISIS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, BP 70028, F-67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Yu CJ, von Kugelgen S, Laorenza DW, Freedman DE. A Molecular Approach to Quantum Sensing. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2021; 7:712-723. [PMID: 34079892 PMCID: PMC8161477 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The second quantum revolution hinges on the creation of materials that unite atomic structural precision with electronic and structural tunability. A molecular approach to quantum information science (QIS) promises to enable the bottom-up creation of quantum systems. Within the broad reach of QIS, which spans fields ranging from quantum computation to quantum communication, we will focus on quantum sensing. Quantum sensing harnesses quantum control to interrogate the world around us. A broadly applicable class of quantum sensors would feature adaptable environmental compatibility, control over distance from the target analyte, and a tunable energy range of interaction. Molecules enable customizable "designer" quantum sensors with tunable functionality and compatibility across a range of environments. These capabilities offer the potential to bring unmatched sensitivity and spatial resolution to address a wide range of sensing tasks from the characterization of dynamic biological processes to the detection of emergent phenomena in condensed matter. In this Outlook, we outline the concepts and design criteria central to quantum sensors and look toward the next generation of designer quantum sensors based on new classes of molecular sensors.
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Kintzel B, Fittipaldi M, Böhme M, Cini A, Tesi L, Buchholz A, Sessoli R, Plass W. Spin-Electric Coupling in a Cobalt(II)-Based Spin Triangle Revealed by Electric-Field-Modulated Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8832-8838. [PMID: 33511751 PMCID: PMC8048656 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A cobalt(II)-based spin triangle shows a significant spin-electric coupling. [Co3 (pytag)(py)6 Cl3 ]ClO4 ⋅3 py crystallizes in the acentric monoclinic space group P21 . The intra-triangle antiferromagnetic interaction, of the order of ca. -15 cm-1 (H=-JSa Sb ), leads to spin frustration. The two expected energy-degenerate ground doublets are, however, separated by a few wavenumbers, as a consequence of magnetic anisotropy and deviations from threefold symmetry. The Co3 planes of symmetry-related molecules are almost parallel, allowing for the determination of the spin-electric properties of single crystals by EFM-ESR spectroscopy. The spin-electric effect detected when the electric field is applied in the Co3 plane was revealed by a shift in the resonance field. It was quantified as ΔgE /E=0.11×10-9 m V-1 , which in terms of frequency corresponds to approximately 0.3 Hz m V-1 . This value is comparable to what was determined for a Cu3 triangle despite the antiferromagnetic interaction being 20 times larger for the latter.
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- Benjamin Kintzel
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieFriedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaHumboldtstrasse 807743JenaGermany
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of Florence and INSTM UdRvia Sansone 1Sesto Fiorentino (FI)Italy
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieFriedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaHumboldtstrasse 807743JenaGermany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”Universitá degli Studi FirenzeVia della Lastruccia 3–1350019Sesto Fiorentino (FI)Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”Universitá degli Studi FirenzeVia della Lastruccia 3–1350019Sesto Fiorentino (FI)Italy
- Current address: Institute of Physical ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieFriedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaHumboldtstrasse 807743JenaGermany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”Universitá degli Studi FirenzeVia della Lastruccia 3–1350019Sesto Fiorentino (FI)Italy
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieFriedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaHumboldtstrasse 807743JenaGermany
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Kintzel B, Fittipaldi M, Böhme M, Cini A, Tesi L, Buchholz A, Sessoli R, Plass W. Spin‐elektrische Kopplung in einem Cobalt(II)‐basierten Spindreieck, gezeigt mithilfe elektrisches‐Feld‐modulierter Elektronenspinresonanzspektroskopie. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202017116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Benjamin Kintzel
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Florence and INSTM UdR via Sansone 1 Sesto Fiorentino (FI) Italien
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff” Universitá degli Studi Firenze Via della Lastruccia 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI) Italien
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff” Universitá degli Studi Firenze Via della Lastruccia 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI) Italien
- Derzeitige Adresse: Institut für Physikalische Chemistry Universität Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff” Universitá degli Studi Firenze Via della Lastruccia 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI) Italien
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Deutschland
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Gimeno I, Urtizberea A, Román-Roche J, Zueco D, Camón A, Alonso PJ, Roubeau O, Luis F. Broad-band spectroscopy of a vanadyl porphyrin: a model electronuclear spin qudit. Chem Sci 2021; 12:5621-5630. [PMID: 34168797 PMCID: PMC8179683 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc00564b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We explore how to encode more than a qubit in vanadyl porphyrin molecules hosting a S = 1/2 electronic spin coupled to a I = 7/2 nuclear spin. The spin Hamiltonian and its parameters, as well as the spin dynamics, have been determined via a combination of electron paramagnetic resonance, heat capacity, magnetization and on-chip magnetic spectroscopy experiments performed on single crystals. We find low temperature spin coherence times of micro-seconds and spin relaxation times longer than a second. For sufficiently strong magnetic fields (B > 0.1 T, corresponding to resonance frequencies of 9-10 GHz) these properties make vanadyl porphyrin molecules suitable qubit realizations. The presence of multiple equispaced nuclear spin levels then merely provides 8 alternatives to define the '1' and '0' basis states. For lower magnetic fields (B < 0.1 T), and lower frequencies (<2 GHz), we find spectroscopic signatures of a sizeable electronuclear entanglement. This effect generates a larger set of allowed transitions between different electronuclear spin states and removes their degeneracies. Under these conditions, we show that each molecule fulfills the conditions to act as a universal 4-qubit processor or, equivalently, as a d = 16 qudit. These findings widen the catalogue of chemically designed systems able to implement non-trivial quantum functionalities, such as quantum simulations and, especially, quantum error correction at the molecular level.
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- Ignacio Gimeno
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- Centro Universitario de la Defensa 50090 Zaragoza Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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Liu J, Laguta VV, Inzani K, Huang W, Das S, Chatterjee R, Sheridan E, Griffin SM, Ardavan A, Ramesh R. Coherent electric field manipulation of Fe 3+ spins in PbTiO 3. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/10/eabf8103. [PMID: 33658210 PMCID: PMC7929503 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf8103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Magnetoelectrics, materials that exhibit coupling between magnetic and electric degrees of freedom, not only offer a rich environment for studying the fundamental materials physics of spin-charge coupling but also present opportunities for future information technology paradigms. We present results of electric field manipulation of spins in a ferroelectric medium using dilute ferric ion-doped lead titanate as a model system. Combining first-principles calculations and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), we show that the ferric ion spins are preferentially aligned perpendicular to the ferroelectric polar axis, which we can manipulate using an electric field. We also demonstrate coherent control of the phase of spin superpositions by applying electric field pulses during time-resolved EPR measurements. Our results suggest a new pathway toward the manipulation of spins for quantum and classical spintronics.
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- Junjie Liu
- CAESR, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, The Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnická 10, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- CAESR, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, The Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK.
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Boudalis AK. Half-Integer Spin Triangles: Old Dogs, New Tricks. Chemistry 2021; 27:7022-7042. [PMID: 33336864 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Spin triangles, that is, triangular complexes of half-integer spins, are the oldest molecular nanomagnets (MNMs). Their magnetic properties have been studied long before molecular magnetism was delineated as a research field. This Review presents the history of their study, with references to the parallel development of new experimental investigations and new theoretical ideas used for their interpretation. It then presents an indicative list of spin-triangle families to illustrate their chemical diversity. Finally, it makes reference to recent developments in terms of theoretical ideas and new phenomena, as well as to the relevance of spin triangles to spintronic devices and new physics.
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- Athanassios K Boudalis
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR 7504, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, 67000, Strasbourg, France.,Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, 67081, Strasbourg, France
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Georgiev M, Chamati H. Molecular magnetism in the multi-configurational self-consistent field method. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:075803. [PMID: 33152727 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abc802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We develop a structured theoretical framework used in our recent articles (2019 Eur. Phys. J. B 92 93 and 2020 Phys. Rev. B 101 094427) to characterize the unusual behavior of the magnetic spectrum, magnetization and magnetic susceptibility of the molecular magnet Ni4Mo12. The theoretical background is based on the molecular orbital theory in conjunction with the multi-configurational self-consistent field method and results in a post-Hartree-Fock scheme for constructing the corresponding energy spectrum. Furthermore, we construct a bilinear spin-like Hamiltonian involving discrete coupling parameters accounting for the relevant spectroscopic magnetic excitations, magnetization and magnetic susceptibility. The explicit expressions of the eigenenergies of the ensuing Hamiltonian are determined and the physical origin of broadening and splitting of experimentally observed peaks in the magnetic spectra is discussed. To demonstrate the efficiency of our method we compute the spectral properties of a spin-one magnetic dimer. The present approach may be applied to a variety of magnetic units based on transition metals and rare Earth elements.
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- M Georgiev
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Tsarigradsko Chaussée 72, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Tsarigradsko Chaussée 72, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Probing resonating valence bond states in artificial quantum magnets. Nat Commun 2021; 12:993. [PMID: 33579921 PMCID: PMC7881118 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21274-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Designing and characterizing the many-body behaviors of quantum materials represents a prominent challenge for understanding strongly correlated physics and quantum information processing. We constructed artificial quantum magnets on a surface by using spin-1/2 atoms in a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). These coupled spins feature strong quantum fluctuations due to antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between neighboring atoms. To characterize the resulting collective magnetic states and their energy levels, we performed electron spin resonance on individual atoms within each quantum magnet. This gives atomic-scale access to properties of the exotic quantum many-body states, such as a finite-size realization of a resonating valence bond state. The tunable atomic-scale magnetic field from the STM tip allows us to further characterize and engineer the quantum states. These results open a new avenue to designing and exploring quantum magnets at the atomic scale for applications in spintronics and quantum simulations. The resonating valence bond state is a spin-liquid state where spins continuously alter their singlet partners. Here Yang et al. use spin-1/2 atoms precision-placed by a scanning tunnelling microscope to create artificial quantum magnets exhibiting the resonating valence bond state.
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Lu F, Li JX, Guo WX, Wang BL, Zhang YQ. Origin of Magnetic Relaxation Barriers in a Family of Cobalt(II)-Radical Single-Chain Magnets: Density Functional Theory and Ab Initio Calculations. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:1007-1015. [PMID: 33410671 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio calculations were performed to probe the origin of the magnetic relaxation barriers for two finite single-chain magnets (SCMs) featuring a one-dimension chain, Co(hfac)2(R-NapNIT) (R-NapNIT = 2-(2'-(R-)naphthyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide, R = MeO (1) or EtO (2)). Our calculations show that the strong intrachain CoII-CoII exchange coupling interactions transmitted by radicals can contribute much more than ionic anisotropy to the height of the reversal barrier of magnetization for the single-chain magnets (SCMs) with |2E| < |4J/3|. In addition, the anisotropic energy barrier ΔA decreases with the decrease of |2E/J| ratio and finally vanishes in the limit of broad domain walls (|2E| < < |4 J/3|). Therefore, the total magnetic relaxation energy barriers of two SCMs mostly originate from the correlation energy barrier Δξ deriving from the indirect ferromagnetic interaction between CoII-CoII transmitted by the strong CoII-radical antiferromagnetic interactions.
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- Fang Lu
- Jiangsu Key Lab for NSLSCS, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab for NSLSCS, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab for NSLSCS, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab for NSLSCS, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab for NSLSCS, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Hooshmand Z, Pederson MR. Electromagnetic control of spin ordered Mn 3 qubits: a density functional study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:27547-27553. [PMID: 32996956 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04455e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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[Mn3O(O2CMe)(dpd3/2)]2 is composed of two monomers each of which contain three Mn atoms at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. A full analysis of the electronic and magnetic structure of the dimer shows that each Mn atom carries a local spin of S = 2 while other spin states are energetically much higher. This result suggests application for conventional as well as quantum tasks. A detailed analysis of the electronic and magnetic structure of the monomer, on the other hand, suggests that there are three spin states of S = 1, S = 3/2 and S = 2 per monomer which are energetically competitive. We found that while monomer-monomer interactions are very weak, the coupling of monomers via covalent linkers affects both the magnetization and electronic energy levels of monomers. In particular, the isolated monomers prefer a ground state with local spin of S = 1 on Mn atoms and an antiferromagnetically ordered structure while the dimers possess a ground state with local spin of S = 2 on Mn atoms and a ferromagnetically ordered structure. The investigation of the polarizability of both monomer and dimer is examined for antiferromagnetically ordered structures which induces a high dipole moment of 0.08 (a.u.) and 0.16 (a.u.) for monomer and dimer, respectively. The energy of the antiferromagnetic structure is also high compared to other spin-electric molecules.
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- Zahra Hooshmand
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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de Camargo LC, Briganti M, Santana FS, Stinghen D, Ribeiro RR, Nunes GG, Soares JF, Salvadori E, Chiesa M, Benci S, Torre R, Sorace L, Totti F, Sessoli R. Exploring the Organometallic Route to Molecular Spin Qubits: The [CpTi(cot)] Case. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:2588-2593. [PMID: 33051985 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The coherence time of the 17-electron, mixed sandwich complex [CpTi(cot)], (η8 -cyclooctatetraene)(η5 -cyclopentadienyl)titanium, reaches 34 μs at 4.5 K in a frozen deuterated toluene solution. This is a remarkable coherence time for a highly protonated molecule. The intramolecular distances between the Ti and H atoms provide a good compromise between instantaneous and spin diffusion sources of decoherence. Ab initio calculations at the molecular and crystal packing levels reveal that the characteristic low-energy ring rotations of the sandwich framework do not yield a too detrimental spin-lattice relaxation because of their small spin-phonon coupling. The volatility of [CpTi(cot)] and the accessibility of the semi-occupied, non-bonding d z 2 orbital make this neutral compound an ideal candidate for single-qubit addressing on surface and quantum sensing in combination with scanning probe microscopy.
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- Luana C de Camargo
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas, 81530-900, Curitiba-PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff" and INSTM UdR Firenze, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas, 81530-900, Curitiba-PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas, 81530-900, Curitiba-PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas, 81530-900, Curitiba-PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas, 81530-900, Curitiba-PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas, 81530-900, Curitiba-PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas, 81530-900, Curitiba-PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Via Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Via Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Florence, Via G.Sansone 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff" and INSTM UdR Firenze, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff" and INSTM UdR Firenze, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff" and INSTM UdR Firenze, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,ICCOM-CNR, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Camargo LC, Briganti M, Santana FS, Stinghen D, Ribeiro RR, Nunes GG, Soares JF, Salvadori E, Chiesa M, Benci S, Torre R, Sorace L, Totti F, Sessoli R. Exploring the Organometallic Route to Molecular Spin Qubits: The [CpTi(cot)] Case. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Luana C. Camargo
- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Parana Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas 81530-900 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry “U. Schiff” and INSTM UdR Firenze University of Florence Via della Lastruccia 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Parana Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas 81530-900 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Parana Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas 81530-900 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Parana Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas 81530-900 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Parana Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas 81530-900 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Parana Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas 81530-900 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Parana Centro Politecnico, Jardim das Americas 81530-900 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry University of Turin Via Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry University of Turin Via Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy University of Florence Via Nello Carrara 1 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy University of Florence Via Nello Carrara 1 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics University of Florence Via G.Sansone 1 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “U. Schiff” and INSTM UdR Firenze University of Florence Via della Lastruccia 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “U. Schiff” and INSTM UdR Firenze University of Florence Via della Lastruccia 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “U. Schiff” and INSTM UdR Firenze University of Florence Via della Lastruccia 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
- ICCOM-CNR via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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Mathivathanan L, Rogez G, Ben Amor N, Robert V, Raptis RG, Boudalis AK. Origin of Ferromagnetism and Magnetic Anisotropy in a Family of Copper(II) Triangles. Chemistry 2020; 26:12769-12784. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Logesh Mathivathanan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Biomolecular Sciences Institute Florida International University Miami FL 33199 USA
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) CNRS/Université de Strasbourg UMR 7504 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques UMR 5626 CNRS/Université Paul Sabatier—Bat. 3R1B4 118 route de Narbonne 31062, Cedex 09 Toulouse France
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra) Université de Strasbourg 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032 67081 Strasbourg France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Biomolecular Sciences Institute Florida International University Miami FL 33199 USA
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra) Université de Strasbourg 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032 67081 Strasbourg France
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Sarkar A, Rajaraman G. Modulating magnetic anisotropy in Ln(iii) single-ion magnets using an external electric field. Chem Sci 2020; 11:10324-10330. [PMID: 34123178 PMCID: PMC8162309 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03982a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Single-molecule magnets have potential uses in several nanotechnology applications, including high-density information storage devices, the realisation of which lies in enhancing the barrier height for magnetisation reversal (U eff). However, Ln(iii) single-ion magnets (SIMs) that have been reported recently reveal that the maximum value of U eff values that can be obtained by modulating the ligand fields has already been achieved. Here, we have explored, using a combination of DFT and ab initio CASSCF calculations, a unique way to enhance the magnetisation reversal barrier using an oriented external electric field in three well-known Ln(iii) single-ion magnets: [Dy(Py)5(O t Bu)2]+ (1), [Er{N(SiMe3)2}3Cl]- (2) and [Dy(CpMe3)Cl] (3). Our study reveals that, for apt molecules, if the appropriate direction and values of the electric fields are chosen, the barrier height can be enhanced by twice that of the limit set by the ligand field. The application of an electric field along the equatorial direction was found to be suitable for oblate shaped Dy(iii) complexes and an electric field along the axial direction was found to enhance the barrier height for a prolate Er(iii) complex. For complexes 2 and 3, the external electric field was able to magnify the barrier height to 2-3 times that of the original complexes. However, a moderate enhancement was noticed after application of the external electric field in the case of complex 1. This novel non-chemical fine-tuning approach to modulate magnetic anisotropy is expected to yield a new generation of SIMs.
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- Arup Sarkar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai Mumbai- 400076 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai Mumbai- 400076 India
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Mitcov D, Platunov M, Buch CD, Reinholdt A, Døssing AR, Wilhelm F, Rogalev A, Piligkos S. Hard X-ray magnetochiral dichroism in a paramagnetic molecular 4f complex. Chem Sci 2020; 11:8306-8311. [PMID: 34123095 PMCID: PMC8163319 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02709j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Magnetochiral dichroism (MΧD) originates in the coupling of local electric fields and magnetic moments in systems where a simultaneous break of space parity and time-reversal symmetries occurs. This magnetoelectric coupling, displayed by chiral magnetic materials, can be exploited to manipulate the magnetic moment of molecular materials at the single molecule level. We demonstrate herein the first experimental observation of X-ray magnetochiral dichroism in enantiopure chiral trigonal single crystals of a chiral mononuclear paramagnetic lanthanide coordination complex, namely, holmium oxydiacetate, at the Ho L3-edge. The observed magnetochiral effect is opposite for the two enantiomers and is rationalised on the basis of a multipolar expansion of the matter–radiation interaction. These results demonstrate that 4f–5d hybridization in chiral lanthanoid coordination complexes is at the origin of magnetochiral dichroism, an effect that could be exploited for addressing of their magnetic moment at the single molecule level. Magnetochiral Dichroism of chiral mononuclear lanthanoid complexes is for the first time detected by X-ray absorption measurements on single crystals of Holmium oxydiacetate, at the Ho L3-edge. The effect is of opposite sign for the two enantiomers.![]()
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- Dmitri Mitcov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron CS 40220 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron CS 40220 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron CS 40220 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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Pentanuclear Nickel(II) Complex with two Vertex‐Shared Triaminoguanidine Fragments and Symmetric Capping Ligand. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Liu Z, Wang YX, Fang YH, Qin SX, Wang ZM, Jiang SD, Gao S. Electric field manipulation enhanced by strong spin-orbit coupling: promoting rare-earth ions as qubits. Natl Sci Rev 2020; 7:1557-1563. [PMID: 34691488 PMCID: PMC8288692 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Quantum information processing based on magnetic ions has potential for applications as the ions can be modified in their electronic properties and assembled by a variety of chemical methods. For these systems to achieve individual spin addressability and high energy efficiency, we exploited the electric field as a tool to manipulate the quantum behaviours of the rare-earth ion which has strong spin-orbit coupling. A Ce:YAG single crystal was employed with considerations to the dynamics and the symmetry requirements. The Stark effect of the Ce3+ ion was observed and measured. When demonstrated as a quantum phase gate, the electric field manipulation exhibited high efficiency which allowed up to 57 π/2 operations before decoherence with optimized field direction. It was also utilized to carry out quantum bang-bang control, as a method of dynamic decoupling, and the refined Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm. Our experiments highlighted rare-earth ions as potentially applicable qubits because they offer enhanced spin-electric coupling which enables high-efficiency quantum manipulation.
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- Zheng Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Aravena D, Ruiz E. Spin dynamics in single-molecule magnets and molecular qubits. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:9916-9928. [PMID: 32589181 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01414a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Over recent decades, much effort has been made to lengthen spin relaxation/decoherence times of single-molecule magnets and molecular qubits by following different chemical design rules such as maximizing the total spin value, controlling symmetry, enhancing the ligand field or inhibiting key vibrational modes. Simultaneously, electronic structure calculations have been employed to provide an understanding of the processes involved in the spin dynamics of molecular systems and served to refine or introduce new design rules. This review focuses on contemporary theoretical approaches focused on the calculation of spin relaxation/decoherence times, highlighting their main features and scope. Fundamental aspects of experimental techniques for the determination of key Single Molecule Magnet/Spin Qubit properties are also reviewed.
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- Daniel Aravena
- Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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Rams M, Jochim A, Böhme M, Lohmiller T, Ceglarska M, Rams MM, Schnegg A, Plass W, Näther C. Single-Chain Magnet Based on Cobalt(II) Thiocyanate as XXZ Spin Chain. Chemistry 2020; 26:2837-2851. [PMID: 31702081 PMCID: PMC7078958 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The cobalt(II) in [Co(NCS)2 (4-methoxypyridine)2 ]n are linked by pairs of thiocyanate anions into linear chains. In contrast to a previous structure determination, two crystallographically independent cobalt(II) centers have been found to be present. In the antiferromagnetic state, below the critical temperature (Tc =3.94 K) and critical field (Hc =290 Oe), slow relaxations of the ferromagnetic chains are observed. They originate mainly from defects in the magnetic structure, which has been elucidated by micromagnetic Monte Carlo simulations and ac measurements using pristine and defect samples. The energy barriers of the relaxations are Δτ1 =44.9(5) K and Δτ2 =26.0(7) K for long and short spin chains, respectively. The spin excitation energy, measured by using frequency-domain EPR spectroscopy, is 19.1 cm-1 and shifts 0.1 cm-1 due to the magnetic ordering. Ab initio calculations revealed easy-axis anisotropy for both CoII centers, and also an exchange anisotropy Jxx /Jzz of 0.21. The XXZ anisotropic Heisenberg model (solved by using the density renormalization matrix group technique) was used to reconcile the specific heat, susceptibility, and EPR data.
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- Michał Rams
- Institute of PhysicsJagiellonian UniversityŁojasiewicza 1130348KrakówPoland
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielMax-Eyth-Straße 224118KielGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieFriedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaHumboldtstr. 807743JenaGermany
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- EPR4Energy Joint LabInstitut für NanospektroskopieHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbHKekuléstr. 512489BerlinGermany
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- Institute of PhysicsJagiellonian UniversityŁojasiewicza 1130348KrakówPoland
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- EPR4Energy Joint LabInstitut für NanospektroskopieHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbHKekuléstr. 512489BerlinGermany
- EPR Research GroupMPI for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstraße 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieFriedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaHumboldtstr. 807743JenaGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielMax-Eyth-Straße 224118KielGermany
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Böhme M, Schuch D, Buchholz A, Görls H, Plass W. Spin Interactions and Magnetic Anisotropy in a Triangular Nickel(II) Complex with Triaminoguanidine Ligand Framework. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201900288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Michael Böhme
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich‐Schiller‐Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich‐Schiller‐Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich‐Schiller‐Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich‐Schiller‐Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Friedrich‐Schiller‐Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 8 07743 Jena Germany
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Szałowski K, Kowalewska P. Magnetocaloric Effect in Cu5-NIPA Molecular Magnet: A Theoretical Study. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E485. [PMID: 31963940 PMCID: PMC7014091 DOI: 10.3390/ma13020485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We calculated the magnetocaloric properties of the molecular nanomagnet Cu5-NIPA, consisting of five spins S = 1 / 2 arranged in two corner-sharing triangles (hourglass-like structure without magnetic frustration). The thermodynamics of the system in question was described using the quantum Heisenberg model solved within the field ensemble (canonical ensemble) using exact numerical diagonalization. The dependence of the magnetic entropy and magnetic specific heat on the temperature and the external magnetic field was investigated. The isothermal entropy change for a wide range of initial and final magnetic fields was discussed. Due to plateau-like behavior of the isothermal entropy change as a function of the temperature, a high degree of tunability of magnetocaloric effect with the initial and final magnetic field was demonstrated.
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- Karol Szałowski
- Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ulica Pomorska 149/153, PL90-236 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ulica Pomorska 149/153, PL90-236 Łódź, Poland
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Herrmann C. Electronic Communication as a Transferable Property of Molecular Bridges? J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:10205-10223. [PMID: 31380640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b05618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Electronic communication through molecular bridges is important for different types of experiments, such as single-molecule conductance, electron transfer, superexchange spin coupling, and intramolecular singlet fission. In many instances, the chemical structure of the bridge determines how the two parts it is connecting communicate, and does so in ways that are transferable between these different manifestations (for example, high conductance often correlates with strong antiferromagnetic spin coupling, and low conductance due to destructive quantum interference correlates with ferromagnetic coupling). Defining electronic communication as a transferable property of the bridge can help transfer knowledge between these different areas of research. Examples and limits of such transferability are discussed here, along with some possible directions for future research, such as employing spin-coupled and mixed-valence systems as structurally well-controlled proxies for understanding molecular conductance and for validating first-principles theoretical methodologies, building conceptual understanding for the growing experimental work on intramolecular singlet fission, and developing measures for the transferability of electronic communication as a bridge property.
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- Carmen Herrmann
- Department of Chemistry , University of Hamburg , Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 , Hamburg 20146 , Germany
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Robert J, Parizel N, Turek P, Boudalis AK. Polyanisotropic Magnetoelectric Coupling in an Electrically Controlled Molecular Spin Qubit. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19765-19775. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jérôme Robert
- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, F-67081 Strasbourg, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire Jean Perrin, LJP, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, F-67081 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, F-67081 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, F-67081 Strasbourg, France
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Johnson AI, Islam F, Canali CM, Pederson MR. A multiferroic molecular magnetic qubit. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:174105. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5127956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- Alexander I. Johnson
- Department of Physics, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA
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- Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Linneaus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Linneaus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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Zhang Q, Baker ML, Li S, Sarachik MP, Baldoví JJ, Gaita-Ariño A, Coronado E, Alexandropoulos DI, Stamatatos TC. Experimental determination of single molecule toroic behaviour in a Dy 8 single molecule magnet. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:15131-15138. [PMID: 31372609 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05182a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The enhancement of toroic motifs through coupling toroidal moments within molecular nanomagnets is a new, interesting and relevant approach for both fundamental research and potential quantum computation applications. We investigate a Dy8 molecular cluster and discover it has a antiferrotoroic ground state with slow magnetic relaxation. The experimental characterization of the magnetic anisotropy axes of each magnetic center and their exchange interactions represents a considerable challenge due to the non-magnetic nature of the toroidal motif. To overcome this and obtain access to the low energy states of Dy8 we establish a multi-orientation single-crystal micro Hall sensor magnetometry approach. Using an effective Hamiltonian model we then unpick the microscopic spin structure of Dy8, leading to a canted antiferrotoroidic tetramer molecular ground state. These findings are supported with electrostatic calculations that independently confirm the experimentally determined magnetic anisotropy axes for each DyIII ion within the molecule.
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- Qing Zhang
- Department of Physics, Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Cebulka R, Del Barco E. Sub-Kelvin (100 mK) time resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy for studies of quantum dynamics of low-dimensional spin systems at low frequencies and magnetic fields. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2019; 90:085106. [PMID: 31472653 DOI: 10.1063/1.5097563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This article presents a time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry setup designed to work at frequencies below 20 GHz and temperatures down to 50 mK. The setup consists of an on-chip microstrip resonator (Q < 100) placed in a dilution cryostat located within a superconducting 3D vector magnet. A housemade spin echo circuitry controlled by a microwave network analyzer, a pulse pattern generator, and an oscilloscope connects to the microstrip through a series of copper, stainless steel, and superconducting semirigid coaxial lines which are thermally anchored to the different cooling stages of the fridge by means of power attenuators, circulators, and a cryogenic amplifier. Spin echo experiments were performed at a 0.5-T magnetic field on a spin 1 2 paramagnetic coal marker sample mounted on a 15 GHz microstrip resonator at temperatures ranging from 100 to 800 mK. The results show an increase in echo signal intensity as temperature is decreased until saturation as theoretically expected in reaching 99% spin polarization at 100 mK. Our technique allows tuning of the spin system in the pure-state regime and minimizing dipolar fluctuations, which are the main contribution to decoherence in solid-state samples of single-molecule magnets (SMMs) - molecular spin systems that are currently being tested for applications in quantum computation. The achievement of full spin polarization at 100 mK will allow for coherent control over the time evolution of spin systems without the need for large magnetic fields (commonly used to polarize the dipolar bath at higher temperatures) and high frequencies.
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- Rebecca Cebulka
- Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA
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Atzori M, Sessoli R. The Second Quantum Revolution: Role and Challenges of Molecular Chemistry. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:11339-11352. [PMID: 31287678 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Implementation of modern Quantum Technologies might benefit from the remarkable quantum properties shown by molecular spin systems. In this Perspective, we highlight the role that molecular chemistry can have in the current second quantum revolution, i.e., the use of quantum physics principles to create new quantum technologies, in this specific case by means of molecular components. Herein, we briefly review the current status of the field by identifying the key advances recently made by the molecular chemistry community, such as for example the design of molecular spin qubits with long spin coherence and the realization of multiqubit architectures for quantum gates implementation. With a critical eye to the current state-of-the-art, we also highlight the main challenges needed for the further advancement of the field toward quantum technologies development.
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- Matteo Atzori
- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, UPR 3228-CNRS , F-38042 Grenoble , France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" & INSTM RU , Università degli Studi di Firenze , I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino , Italy
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Rosaleny LE, Zinovjev K, Tuñón I, Gaita-Ariño A. A first peek into sub-picosecond dynamics of spin energy levels in magnetic biomolecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:10908-10913. [PMID: 31080970 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01909j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We estimate the time- and temperature-evolution of spin energy levels in a metallopeptide by combining molecular dynamics with crystal field analysis. Fluctuations of tens of cm-1 for spin energy levels at fs times gradually average out at longer times. We confirm that local vibrations are key in spin dynamics.
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- Lorena E Rosaleny
- Departament de Química Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain. and Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, 46980 Paterna, Spain
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- Departament de Química Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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- Departament de Química Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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Fittipaldi M, Cini A, Annino G, Vindigni A, Caneschi A, Sessoli R. Electric field modulation of magnetic exchange in molecular helices. NATURE MATERIALS 2019; 18:329-334. [PMID: 30778229 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0288-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The possibility to operate on magnetic materials through the application of electric rather than magnetic fields-promising faster, more compact and energy efficient circuits-continues to spur the investigation of magnetoelectric effects. Symmetry considerations, in particular the lack of an inversion centre, characterize the magnetoelectric effect. In addition, spin-orbit coupling is generally considered necessary to make a spin system sensitive to a charge distribution. However, a magnetoelectric effect not relying on spin-orbit coupling is appealing for spin-based quantum technologies. Here, we report the detection of a magnetoelectric effect that we attribute to an electric field modulation of the magnetic exchange interaction without atomic displacement. The effect is visible in electron paramagnetic resonance absorption of molecular helices under electric field modulation and confirmed by specific symmetry properties and spectral simulation.
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- Maria Fittipaldi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, IPCF-CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- DIEF-Department Industrial Engineering and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff' and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff' and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Joris van Slageren
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Robert J, Parizel N, Turek P, Boudalis AK. Relevance of Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya spectral broadenings in promoting spin decoherence: a comparative pulsed-EPR study of two structurally related iron(iii) and chromium(iii) spin-triangle molecular qubits. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:19575-19584. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03422f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two related iron(iii) and chromium(iii) spin-triangle molecular qubits show coherent driving of their spins, and decoherence that is not significantly affected by Dzyaloshikskii–Moriya spectral broadenings.
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- Jérôme Robert
- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra)
- Université de Strasbourg
- F-67081 Strasbourg
- France
- Sorbonne Université
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra)
- Université de Strasbourg
- F-67081 Strasbourg
- France
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra)
- Université de Strasbourg
- F-67081 Strasbourg
- France
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra)
- Université de Strasbourg
- F-67081 Strasbourg
- France
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