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NdâNd Bond in Ih and D5h Cage Isomers of Nd2@C80 Stabilized by Electrophilic CF3 Addition
Synthesis of molecular compounds with metalâmetal bonds between 4f elements is recognized as one of the fascinating milestones in lanthanide metallochemistry. The main focus of such studies is on heavy lanthanides due to the interest in their magnetism, while bonding between light lanthanides remains unexplored. In this work, the NdâNd bonding in Nd-dimetallofullerenes as a case study of metalâmetal bonding between early lanthanides is demonstrated. Combined experimental and computational study proves that pristine Nd2@C80 has an open shell structure with a single electron occupying the NdâNd bonding orbital. Nd2@C80 is stabilized by a one-electron reduction and further by the electrophilic CF3 addition to [Nd2@C80]â. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals the formation of two Nd2@C80(CF3) isomers with D5h-C80 and Ih-C80 carbon cages, both featuring a single-electron NdâNd bond with the length of 3.78â3.79 Ă
. The mutual influence of the exohedral CF3 group and endohedral metal dimer in determining the molecular structure of the adducts is analyzed. Unlike Tb or Dy analogs, which are strong single-molecule magnets with high blocking temperature of magnetization, the slow relaxation of magnetization in Nd2@Ih-C80(CF3) is detectable via out-of-phase magnetic susceptibility only below 3 K and in the presence of magnetic field
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Control of Positive and Negative Magnetoresistance in Iron Oxide : Iron Nanocomposite Thin Films for Tunable Magnetoelectric Nanodevices
The perspective of energy-efficient and tunable functional magnetic nanostructures has triggered research efforts in the fields of voltage control of magnetism and spintronics. We investigate the magnetotransport properties of nanocomposite iron oxide/iron thin films with a nominal iron thickness of 5-50 nm and find a positive magnetoresistance at small thicknesses. The highest magnetoresistance was found for 30 nm Fe with +1.1% at 3 T. This anomalous behavior is attributed to the presence of Fe3O4-Fe nanocomposite regions due to grain boundary oxidation. At the Fe3O4/Fe interfaces, spin-polarized electrons in the magnetite can be scattered and reoriented. A crossover to negative magnetoresistance (-0.11%) is achieved at a larger thickness (>40 nm) when interface scattering effects become negligible as more current flows through the iron layer. Electrolytic gating of this system induces voltage-triggered redox reactions in the Fe3O4 regions and thereby enables voltage-tuning of the magnetoresistance with the locally oxidized regions as the active tuning elements. In the low-magnetic-field region (<1 T), a crossover from positive to negative magnetoresistance is achieved by a voltage change of only 1.72 V. At 3 T, a relative change of magnetoresistance about -45% during reduction was achieved for the 30 nm Fe sample. The present low-voltage approach signifies a step forward to practical and tunable room-temperature magnetoresistance-based nanodevices, which can boost the development of nanoscale and energy-efficient magnetic field sensors with high sensitivity, magnetic memories, and magnetoelectric devices in general. Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society
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Control of positive and negative magnetoresistance in iron oxideâiron nanocomposite thin films for tunable magnetoelectric nanodevices
The perspective of energy-efficient and tunable functional magnetic nanostructures has triggered research efforts in the fields of voltage control of magnetism and spintronics. We investigate the magnetotransport properties of nanocomposite iron oxide/iron thin films with a nominal iron thickness of 5-50 nm and find a positive magnetoresistance at small thicknesses. The highest magnetoresistance was found for 30 nm Fe with +1.1% at 3 T. This anomalous behavior is attributed to the presence of Fe3O4-Fe nanocomposite regions due to grain boundary oxidation. At the Fe3O4/Fe interfaces, spin-polarized electrons in the magnetite can be scattered and reoriented. A crossover to negative magnetoresistance (â0.11%) is achieved at a larger thickness (>40 nm) when interface scattering effects become negligible as more current flows through the iron layer. Electrolytic gating of this system induces voltage-triggered redox reactions in the Fe3O4 regions and thereby enables voltage-tuning of the magnetoresistance with the locally oxidized regions as the active tuning elements. In the low-magnetic-field region (<1 T), a crossover from positive to negative magnetoresistance is achieved by a voltage change of only 1.72 V. At 3 T, a relative change of magnetoresistance about â45% during reduction was achieved for the 30 nm Fe sample. The present low-voltage approach signifies a step forward to practical and tunable room-temperature magnetoresistance-based nanodevices, which can boost the development of nanoscale and energy-efficient magnetic field sensors with high sensitivity, magnetic memories, and magnetoelectric devices in general
Using internal strain and mass to modulate DyâŻDy coupling and relaxation of magnetization in heterobimetallic metallofullerenes DyM2N@C80 and Dy2MN@C80 (M = Sc, Y, La, Lu)
Endohedral clusters inside metallofullerenes experience considerable inner strain when the size of the hosting cage is comparably small. This strain can be tuned in mixed-metal metallofullerenes by combining metals of different sizes. Here we demonstrate that the internal strain and mass can be used as variables to control DyâŻDy coupling and relaxation of magnetization in Dy-metallofullerenes. Mixed-metal nitride clusterfullerenes DyxY3âxN@Ih-C80 (x = 0-3) and Dy2LaN@Ih-C80 combining Dy with diamagnetic rare-earth elements, Y and La, were synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, SQUID magnetometry, ab initio calculations, and spectroscopic techniques. DyxY3âxN clusters showed a planar structure, but the slightly larger size of Dy3+ in comparison with that of Y3+ resulted in increased elongation of the nitrogen thermal ellipsoid, showing enhancement of the out-of-plane vibrational amplitude. When Dy was combined with larger La, the Dy2LaN cluster appeared strongly pyramidal with the distance between two nitrogen sites of 1.15(1) Ă
, whereas DyLa2N@C80 could not be obtained in a separable yield. Magnetic studies revealed that the relaxation of magnetization and blocking temperature of magnetization in the DyM2N@C80 series (M = Sc, Y, Lu) correlated with the mass of M, with DySc2N@C80 showing the fastest and DyLu2N@C80 the slowest relaxation. Ab initio calculations predicted very similar g-tensors for Dy3+ ground state pseudospin in all studied DyM2N@C80 molecules, suggesting that the variation in relaxation is caused by different vibrational spectra of these compounds. In the Dy2MN@C80 series (M = Sc, Y, La, Lu), the magnetic and hysteretic behavior was found to correlate with DyâŻDy coupling, which in turn appears to depend on the size of M3+. Across the Dy2MN@C80 series, the energy difference between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic states changes from 5.6 cmâ1 in Dy2ScN@C80 to 3.0 cmâ1 in Dy2LuN@C80, 1.0 cmâ1 in Dy2YN@C80, and â0.8 cmâ1 in Dy2LaN@C80. The coupling of Dy ions suppresses the zero-field quantum tunnelling of magnetization but opens new relaxation channels, making the relaxation rate dependent on the coupling strengths. DyY2N@C80 and Dy2YN@C80 were found to be non-luminescent, while the luminescence reported for DyY2N@C80 was caused by traces of Y3N@C80 and Y2ScN@C8
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Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence in a Y3N@C80 Endohedral Fullerene: Time-Resolved Luminescence and EPR Studies
The endohedral fullerene Y3N@C80 exhibits luminescence with reasonable quantum yield and extraordinary long lifetime. By variable-temperature steady-state and time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy, it is demonstrated that above 60â
K the Y3N@C80 exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence with maximum emission at 120â
K and a negligible prompt fluorescence. Below 60â
K, a phosphorescence with a lifetime of 192±1â
ms is observed. Spin distribution and dynamics in the triplet excited state is investigated with X- and W-band EPR and ENDOR spectroscopies and DFT computations. Finally, electroluminescence of the Y3N@C80/PFO film is demonstrated opening the possibility for red-emitting fullerene-based organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
NdâNd Bond in Ih and D5h Cage Isomers of Nd2@C80 Stabilized by Electrophilic CF3 Addition
Abstract Synthesis of molecular compounds with metalâmetal bonds between 4f elements is recognized as one of the fascinating milestones in lanthanide metallochemistry. The main focus of such studies is on heavy lanthanides due to the interest in their magnetism, while bonding between light lanthanides remains unexplored. In this work, the NdâNd bonding in Ndâdimetallofullerenes as a case study of metalâmetal bonding between early lanthanides is demonstrated. Combined experimental and computational study proves that pristine Nd2@C80 has an open shell structure with a single electron occupying the NdâNd bonding orbital. Nd2@C80 is stabilized by a oneâelectron reduction and further by the electrophilic CF3 addition to [Nd2@C80]â. Singleâcrystal Xâray diffraction reveals the formation of two Nd2@C80(CF3) isomers with D5hâC80 and IhâC80 carbon cages, both featuring a singleâelectron NdâNd bond with the length of 3.78â3.79 Ă
. The mutual influence of the exohedral CF3 group and endohedral metal dimer in determining the molecular structure of the adducts is analyzed. Unlike Tb or Dy analogs, which are strong singleâmolecule magnets with high blocking temperature of magnetization, the slow relaxation of magnetization in Nd2@IhâC80(CF3) is detectable via outâofâphase magnetic susceptibility only below 3 K and in the presence of magnetic field
Strain-Driven Endohedral Redox Couple Ce<sup>IV</sup>/Ce<sup>III</sup> in Nitride Clusterfullerenes CeM<sub>2</sub>N@C<sub>80</sub> (M = Sc, Y, Lu)
Electrochemical
and NMR spectroscopic studies prove the endohedral
oxidation of Ce<sup>III</sup> in nitride clusterfullerenes CeM<sub>2</sub>N@C<sub>80</sub> (M = Sc, Y, Lu). The redox potential of the
endohedral Ce<sup>IV</sup>/Ce<sup>III</sup> couple systematically
varies with the ionic radius of the second cluster metal. DFT computations
show that this metal dependence is caused by the release of strain
when Ce<sup>IV</sup> with a small ionic radius is formed. In particular,
after endohedral oxidation the pyramidal CeY<sub>2</sub>N cluster
becomes planar in the [CeM<sub>2</sub>N@C<sub>80</sub>]<sup>+</sup> cation
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Metallofullerene photoswitches driven by photoinduced fullerene-to-metal electron transfer
We report on the discovery and detailed exploration of the unconventional photo-switching mechanism in metallofullerenes, in which the energy of the photon absorbed by the carbon cage Ï-system is transformed to mechanical motion of the endohedral cluster accompanied by accumulation of spin density on the metal atoms. Comprehensive photophysical and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies augmented by theoretical modelling are performed to address the phenomenon of the light-induced photo-switching and triplet state spin dynamics in a series of YxSc3âxN@C80 (x = 0â3) nitride clusterfullerenes. Variable temperature and time-resolved photoluminescence studies revealed a strong dependence of their photophysical properties on the number of Sc atoms in the cluster. All molecules in the series exhibit temperature-dependent luminescence assigned to the near-infrared thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) and phosphorescence. The emission wavelengths and Stokes shift increase systematically with the number of Sc atoms in the endohedral cluster, whereas the triplet state lifetime and S1âT1 gap decrease in this row. For Sc3N@C80, we also applied photoelectron spectroscopy to obtain the triplet state energy as well as the electron affinity. Spin distribution and dynamics in the triplet states are then studied by light-induced pulsed EPR and ENDOR spectroscopies. The spinâlattice relaxation times and triplet state lifetimes are determined from the temporal evolution of the electron spin echo after the laser pulse. Well resolved ENDOR spectra of triplets with a rich structure caused by the hyperfine and quadrupolar interactions with 14N, 45Sc, and 89Y nuclear spins are obtained. The systematic increase of the metal contribution to the triplet spin density from Y3N to Sc3N found in the ENDOR study points to a substantial fullerene-to-metal charge transfer in the excited state. These experimental results are rationalized with the help of ground-state and time-dependent DFT calculations, which revealed a substantial variation of the endohedral cluster position in the photoexcited states driven by the predisposition of Sc atoms to maximize their spin population
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Methane as a selectivity booster in the arc-discharge synthesis of endohedral fullerenes: Selective synthesis of the single-molecule magnet Dy2TiC@C80and Its Congener Dy2TiC2@C80
The use of methane as a reactive gas dramatically increases the selectivity of the arcâdischarge synthesis of MâTiâcarbide clusterfullerenes (M=Y, Nd, Gd, Dy, Er, Lu). Optimization of the process parameters allows the synthesis of Dy2TiC@C80âI and its facile isolation in a single chromatographic step. A new type of cluster with an endohedral acetylide unit, M2TiC2@C80, is discovered along with the second isomer of M2TiC@C80. Dy2TiC@C80â(I,II) and Dy2TiC2@C80âI are shown to be singleâmolecule magnets (SMM), but the presence of the second carbon atom in the cluster Dy2TiC2@C80 leads to substantially poorer SMM properties
Methane as a selectivity booster in the arc-discharge synthesis of endohedral fullerenes: selective synthesis of the single-molecule magnet DyTiC@C and its congener DyTiC@C
The use of methane as a reactive gas dramatically increases the selectivity of the arc-discharge synthesis of M-Ti-carbide clusterfullerenes (M=Y, Nd, Gd, Dy, Er, Lu). Optimization of the process parameters allows the synthesis of DyTiC@C-I and its facile isolation in a single chromatographic step. A new type of cluster with an endohedral acetylide unit, MTiC@C, is discovered along with the second isomer of MTiC@C. DyTiC@C-(I,II) and DyTiC@C-I are shown to be single-molecule magnets (SMM), but the presence of the second carbon atom in the cluster DyTiC@C leads to substantially poorer SMM properties