A tetracoordinate Co(II) single molecule magnet based on triphenylphosphine and isothiocyanato group
摘要:
A simple Co(II) mononuclear complex [Co(PPh3)(2)(NCS)(2)] has been studied in details. Its crystal and molecular structure is reported along with its IR a UV-Vis spectra. The DC magnetization studies confirm a sizable zero-field splitting D/hc = -9.4 cm(-1) that is also confirmed by quantum-chemical calculations. The AC susceptibility data shows that there is a slow magnetic relaxation with two relaxation branches. The low-frequency branch occurs at about f = 1-10 Hz and it tends to disappear progressively on heating. The high-frequency branch exists at the frequency ranges above f > 200 Hz and this is shifted above the hardware limit (1500 Hz) on heating. The characteristics of this field-induced single molecule magnet strongly depend upon the applied DC field (0.2-0.4 T). (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.