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Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism

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Dr. Richard A. Layfield

The University of Manchester

School of Chemistry

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Prof. Dr. Muralee Murugesu

University of Ottawa

Department of Chemistry/D'Iorio Hall

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Preface

A huge surge in the number of publications dealing with the magnetic properties of coordination compounds based on highly anisotropic lanthanide ions occurred in the past decade. This body of work provided the inspiration for the current book. In light of the recent trends, one could be forgiven for assuming that f-block magnetism is a new field of research: it is not, but there is no doubt that certain types of lanthanide and actinide compounds have breathed new life into an established field of molecular magnetism. In compiling Lanthanide and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism, our aim has been to set the scene by covering the important fundamental aspects of f-element electronic structure and magnetism and then to use this as a basis for understanding the most eye-catching recent developments and emerging cutting-edge topics. This aim has been achieved by the contributing authors, who address their chosen topics using a range of experimental and theoretical considerations, much of which is based on their own pioneering contributions to the field.

In Chapter 1, Sorace and Gatteschi deal with the fundamental aspects of lanthanide electronic structure and magnetism, and in Chapter 2, Clemente-Juan, Coronado and Gaita-Ariño develop a picture of how the crystal field theory can be used to design single-ion magnets and spin qubits. Tang and Zhang condense a huge volume of literature in Chapter 3 in order to cover the bewildering array of polynuclear lanthanide single-molecule magnets (SMMs), and extended molecular networks of lanthanide complexes are dealt with by Sessoli and Bernot in Chapter 4. The experimental aspects of SMM physics are covered by Pedersen, Woodruff, Bendix and Clérac in Chapter 5, and a detailed description of theoretical models of lanthanide magnetism is provided by Chibotaru and Ungur in Chapter 6. The promising role of lanthanide complexes in quantum computing is presented by Aromí, Luis and Roubeau in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 is a tour-de-force of lanthanide-phthalocyanine chemistry and physics authored by Lan, Klyatskaya and Ruben, from synthetic supramolecular chemistry to applications in molecular spintronic devices. The role of lanthanide complexes in the magnetocaloric effect is covered by Sharples and Collison in Chapter 9, and in Chapter 10, Liddle and van Slageren cover yet another emerging topic – namely, the applications of actinide elements in single-molecule magnetism.

One of the most exciting aspects of the material covered in this book is its multi-disciplinary nature: chemistry, physics, materials science and nanoscience all play their part. The potential applications in advanced technologies such as quantum computing add to the excitement. The beauty of this science is that it does not respect ‘traditional’ subject boundaries, which, the reader will find, is clearly demonstrated throughout. The target audience should span the full range of career stages. Established experts in the field will find the book to be an invaluable summary, while new research students will find it to be an excellent entry point to the wider literature. We hope that the book will become an indispensable guide for all scientists with interests in magnetism and in the magnetic properties of f-element compounds.

The editors owe a great debt of gratitude to the contributing authors, all of whom have invested significant time and effort in order to share their wisdom and insight.

The University of Manchester, UK

Richard Layfield

University of Ottawa, Canada

Muralee Murugesu

List of Contributors

  1. Guillem Aromí
  2. Universitat de Barcelona
  3. Departament de Química Inorgànica
  4. Grup de Magnetisme i Molècules Funcionals (GMMF)
  5. Diagonal 645
  6. Barcelona
  7. Spain

 

  1. Jesper Bendix
  2. University of Copenhagen
  3. Department of Chemistry
  4. Universitetsparken 5
  5. Copenhagen
  6. Denmark

 

  1. Kevin Bernot
  2. Université Européenne de Bretagne
  3. INSA, SCR, UMR 6226
  4. Avenue des buttes de Coësmes CS70839
  5. Rennes Cedex
  6. France

 

  1. Liviu F. Chibotaru
  2. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  3. Theory of Nanomaterials Group
  4. Celestijnenlaan 200F
  5. Heverlee
  6. Belgium

 

  1. Juan M. Clemente-Juan
  2. Universidad de Valencia
  3. Instituto de Ciencia Molecular
  4. c/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2
  5. Paterna
  6. Spain

 

  1. Rodolphe Clérac
  2. CNRS, CRPP
  3. UPR 8641
  4. Pessac
  5. France

 

  1. and

 

  1. University of Bordeaux
  2. CRPP, UPR 8641
  3. Pessac
  4. France

 

  1. David Collison
  2. The University of Manchester
  3. School of Chemistry
  4. Oxford Road
  5. Manchester M13 9PL
  6. UK

 

  1. Eugenio Coronado
  2. Universidad de Valencia
  3. Instituto de Ciencia Molecular
  4. c/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2
  5. Paterna
  6. Spain

 

  1. Alejandro Gaita-Ariño
  2. Universidad de Valencia
  3. Instituto de Ciencia Molecular
  4. c/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2
  5. Paterna
  6. Spain

 

  1. Dante Gatteschi
  2. Università degli studi di Firneze
  3. Laboratory for Molecular Magnetism
  4. Dipartimento di Chimica
  5. ``Ugo Schiff'' and UdR INSTM
  6. Via della Lastruccia 3
  7. Sesto Fiorentino
  8. Italy

 

  1. Svetlana Klyatskaya
  2. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  3. Institut für Nanotechnologie
  4. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
  5. Germany

 

  1. Yanhua Lan
  2. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  3. Institut für Nanotechnologie
  4. Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
  5. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
  6. Germany

 

  1. Stephen T. Liddle
  2. University of Nottingham
  3. School of Chemistry
  4. University Park
  5. Nottingham NG7 2RD
  6. UK

 

  1. Fernando Luis
  2. CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza
  3. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón
  4. Pedro Cerbuna 12
  5. Zaragoza
  6. Spain

 

  1. Kasper S. Pedersen
  2. CNRS, CRPP
  3. UPR 8641
  4. Pessac
  5. France

 

  1. and

 

  1. Univ Bordeaux
  2. CRPP, UPR 8641
  3. Pessac
  4. France

 

  1. and

 

  1. University of Copenhagen
  2. Department of Chemistry
  3. Universitetsparken 5
  4. Copenhagen
  5. Denmark

 

  1. Olivier Roubeau
  2. CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza
  3. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón
  4. Pedro Cerbuna 12
  5. Zaragoza
  6. Spain

 

  1. Mario Ruben
  2. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  3. Institut für Nanotechnologie
  4. Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
  5. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
  6. Germany

 

  1. and

 

  1. Université de Strasbourg
  2. IPCMS-CNRS
  3. 23 Rue du Loess
  4. Strasbourg
  5. France

 

  1. Roberta Sessoli
  2. Università degli Studi di Firenze
  3. Laboratory of Molecular Magnetism
  4. Department of Chemistry and INSTM
  5. Via della Lastruccia 3
  6. Sesto Fiorentino
  7. Italy

 

  1. Joseph W. Sharples
  2. School of Chemistry
  3. The University of Manchester
  4. Oxford Road
  5. Manchester M13 9PL
  6. UK

 

  1. Joris van Slageren
  2. Universität Stuttgart
  3. Institut für Physikalische Chemie
  4. Pfaffenwaldring 55
  5. Stuttgart
  6. Germany

 

  1. Lorenzo Sorace
  2. Università degli studi di Firneze
  3. Laboratory for Molecular Magnetism
  4. Dipartimento di Chimica
  5. ``Ugo Schiff'' and UdR INSTM
  6. Via della Lastruccia 3
  7. Sesto Fiorentino
  8. Italy

 

  1. Jinkui Tang
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
  4. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
  5. Changchun, 130022
  6. R. China

 

  1. Liviu Ungur
  2. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  3. Theory of Nanomaterials Group
  4. Celestijnenlaan 200F
  5. Heverlee
  6. Belgium

 

  1. Daniel N. Woodruff
  2. CNRS, CRPP
  3. UPR 8641
  4. Pessac
  5. France

 

  1. and

 

  1. University of Bordeaux
  2. CRPP, UPR 8641
  3. Pessac
  4. France

 

  1. Peng Zhang
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
  4. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
  5. Changchun, 130022
  6. R. China