Electronic Structure Group - Magnetic Properties of Complex Inorganic Systems

Created: 09 June 2011

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Some polynuclear transition metal complexes, known as single molecule magnets (SMM), show a slow relaxation of the magnetization and, as a result, each individual molecule behaves as a magnet. Hence, SMM's have been proposed either as potential materials for information storage at the molecular level or as qubits in quantum computers, due to their quantum-controlled spin flip. In this field, the Holy Grail is an SMM with a high enough spin inversion barrier to avoid both the thermal spin flip and quantum tunneling effects. The synthesis of new SMMs is serendipitous search for large energy barriers (large total spin and large and negative magnetic anisotropy). However, theoretical methods using density functional methods allow to understand and rationalize the experimental data and to point out new synthetic targets. The use of electronic structure calculations allows to determine all the exchange coupling constants present in the same as well as the magnetic anisotropy that is usually quantified by means of the zero-field splitting parameters.

Single-molecule magnets, for electronic devices in is an emerging field. In order to build up such devices, the molecules are deposited in metallic surfaces to have a monolayer. Thus, the molecules are easily accessible with a second electrode, for instance the tip of AFM microscope or also to build devices using electromigration techniques. The main problem is to know if such molecules have the same magnetic properties in the surface than in the bulk state. These magnetic properties can also be calculated and also the conductance through magnetic molecules using DFT methods combined with non-equilibrium Green Functions.

Relevant Publications

A. C. Aragonès, D. Aravena, F. J. Valverde-Muñoz, J. A. Real, F. Sanz, I. Díez-Pérez and E. Ruiz. "Metal-Controlled Magnetoresistance at Room Temperature in Single-Molecule Devices". J. A. Chem. Soc., 2017, in press. Doi:10.1021/jacs.6b11166.

S. Gómez-Coca, E. Cremades, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, E. Ruiz, “Huge Magnetic Anisotropy in a Trigonal-Pyramidal Nickel(II) Complex”, Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 676-678.

D. Aravena, E. Ruiz. "Shedding Light on the Single-Molecule Magnet Behavior of Mononuclear Dy^III Complexes", Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 13770-13778.

E. Ruiz. "Charge transport properties of spin crossover systems", Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys. 2014, 16, 14.

E. Colacio, J. Ruiz, E. Ruiz, E. Cremades, J. Krzystek, S. Carretta, J. Cano, T. Guidi, W. Wernsdorfer, E. K. Brechin. "Slow Magnetic Relaxation in a Co(II)-Y(III) Single-Ion Magnet with Positive Zero-Field Splitting", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 9130-9134.

S. Gómez-Coca, E. Cremades, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, E. Ruiz. "Mononuclear Single-Molecules Magnets: Tailoring the Magnetic Anisotropy of First-Row Transition-Metal Complexes", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 7010-7018.

E. Cremades, S. Gomez-Coca, D. Aravena, S. Alvarez, E. Ruiz, “Theoretical Study of Exchange Coupling in 3d-Gd Complexes: Large Magnetocaloric Effect Systems”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 10532−10542

D. Aravena, E. Ruiz, "Coherent transport through spin-croosover single molecules", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 777-779.

J. Cirera, E. Ruiz, S. Alvarez, F. Neese and J. Kortus, "How to Build Molecules with Large Magnetic Anisotropy", Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 4078-4087.

E. Ruiz, T. Cauchy, J. Cano, R. Costa, J. Tercero and S. Alvarez, "Magnetic structure of the large-spin Mn₁₀ and Mn₁₉ complexes: A theoretical complement to an experimental milestone", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 7420-7426.

T. Cauchy, E. Ruiz and S. Alvarez, "Magnetostructural correlations in polynuclear complexes: The Fe₄ butterflies", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 15722-15727.

E. Ruiz, J. Cano, S. Alvarez and P. Alemany, "Magnetic coupling in end-on azido-bridged transition metal complexes: A density functional study", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 11122-11129.

E. Ruiz, P. Alemany, S. Alvarez and J. Cano, "Toward the prediction of magnetic coupling in molecular systems: Hydroxo- and alkoxo-bridged Cu(II) binuclear complexes", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 1297-1303.

All Publications of Magnetic Properties of Complex Inorganic Systems.

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