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Density functional studies on dinuclear {Ni(II)Gd(III)} and trinuclear {Ni(II)Gd(III)Ni(II)} complexes: magnetic exchange and magneto-structural maps

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Title Density functional studies on dinuclear {Ni(II)Gd(III)} and trinuclear {Ni(II)Gd(III)Ni(II)} complexes: magnetic exchange and magneto-structural maps
 
Creator SINGH, SK
TIBREWAL, NK
RAJARAMAN, G
 
Subject SINGLE-MOLECULE MAGNETS
EFFECTIVE CORE POTENTIALS
TRANSITION-METAL-COMPLEXES
GAUSSIAN-BASIS SETS
SPIN GROUND-STATE
GADOLINIUM(III) IONS
COUPLING-CONSTANTS
CLUSTERS
GD
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Description Theoretical calculations using density functional methods have been performed on two dinuclear {Ni(II)-Gd(III)} and two trinuclear {Ni(II)-Gd(III)-Ni(II)} complexes having two and three mu-OR (R = alkyl or aromatic groups) bridging groups. The different magnetic behaviour, having moderately strong ferromagnetic coupling for complexes having two m-OR groups and weak ferromagnetic coupling for complexes having three mu-OR groups, observed experimentally is very well reproduced by the calculations. Additionally, computation of overlap integrals MO and NBO analysis reveals a clear increase in antiferromagnetic contribution to the net exchange for three mu-OR bridged {Ni-Gd} dimers and also provides several important clues regarding the mechanism of magnetic coupling. Besides, MO and NBO analysis discloses the role of the empty 5d orbitals of the Gd(III) ion on the mechanism of magnetic coupling. Magneto-structural correlations for Ni-O-Gd bond angles, Ni-O and Gd-O bond distances, and the Ni-O-Gd-O dihedral angle have been developed and compared with the published experimental {Ni-Gd} structures and their J values indicate that the Ni-O-Gd bond angles play a prominent role in these types of complexes. The computation has then been extended to two trinuclear {Ni(II)-Gd(III)-Ni(II)} complexes and here both the {Ni-Gd} and the {Ni-Ni} interactions have been computed. Our calculations reveal that, for both structures studied, the two {NiGd} interactions are ferromagnetic and are similar in strength. The {Ni-Ni} interaction is antiferromagnetic in nature and our study reveals that its inclusion in fitting the magnetic data is necessary to obtain a reliable set of spin Hamiltonian parameters. Extensive magneto-structural correlations have been developed for the trinuclear complexes and the observed J trend for the trinuclear complex is similar to that of the dinuclear {Ni-Gd} complex. In addition to the structural parameters discussed above, for trinuclear complexes the twist angle between the two Ni-O-Gd planes is also an important parameter which influences the J values.
 
Publisher ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
 
Date 2012-06-26T09:28:49Z
2012-06-26T09:28:49Z
2011
 
Type Article
 
Identifier DALTON TRANSACTIONS,40(41)10897-10906
1477-9226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1dt10600g
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/14288
 
Language English