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TetraÂkis(μ-pivalato-κ2 O:O′)bisÂ[(2-methylÂpyridine-κN)iron(II)](Fe—Fe)
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Fe2(C5H9O2)4(C6H7N)2], contains one unique Fe-atom site located close to a centre of symmetry which generates the molÂecular dimer. The two Fe atoms are bridged by four carboxylÂate groups and are each coordinated by a molÂecule of 2-picoline. Electron counting and the 18-electron rule suggest that a chemical single bond is likely to exist between the two Fe atoms, which are separated by a distance of 2.8576 (4) Å. This bond completes an approximately octaÂhedral coordination environment around each Fe atom
Will spin-relaxation times in molecular magnets permit quantum information processing?
Using X-band pulsed electron spin resonance, we report the intrinsic
spin-lattice () and phase coherence () relaxation times in molecular
nanomagnets for the first time. In Cr heterometallic wheels, with = Ni
and Mn, phase coherence relaxation is dominated by the coupling of the electron
spin to protons within the molecule. In deuterated samples reaches 3
s at low temperatures, which is several orders of magnitude longer than
the duration of spin manipulations, satisfying a prerequisite for the
deployment of molecular nanomagnets in quantum information applications.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, in press at Physical Review Letter
Microstrip Resonators and Broadband Lines for X-band EPR Spectroscopy of Molecular Nanomagnets
We present a practical setup to perform continuous-wave X-band
electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy by using planar microstrip lines and
general purpose instrumentation. We fabricated Ag/alumina and Nb/sapphire microstrip
resonators and transmission lines and compared their performance down to
2 K and under applied magnetic field. We used these devices to study single crystals
of molecular Cr3 nanomagnets. By means of X-band planar resonators we measured
angle-dependent spectra at fixed frequency, while broadband transmission lines
were used to measure continuous wave spectra with varying frequency in the range
2–25 GHz. The spectra acquired at low temperatures allowed to extract the essential
parameters of the low-lying energy levels of Cr3 and demonstrate that this method is
particularly suitable to study small crystals of molecular nanomagnets
g-engineering in hybrid rotaxanes to create AB and AB2 electron spin systems: EPR spectroscopic studies of weak interactions between dissimilar electron spin qubits
Hybrid [2]rotaxanes and pseudorotaxanes are reported where the magnetic interaction between dissimilar spins is controlled to create AB and AB2 electron spin systems,allowing independent control of weakly interacting S =1=2 centers
Measuring spin ... spin interactions between heterospins in a hybrid [2]rotaxane
Use of molecular electron spins as qubits for quantum computing will depend on the ability to produce molecules with weak but measurable interactions between the qubits. Here we demonstrate use of pulsed EPR spectroscopy to measure the interaction between two inequivalent spins in a hybrid rotaxane molecule
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