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Photoisomerisable zero-field Co( ii ) single-ion magnets with azo-functionalized sulfonamide ligands: synthesis, crystal structure, magnetism and light-induced switching

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study reports on three azo-functionalized zero-field Co( ii ) single-ion magnets exhibiting large axial anisotropy, slow magnetic relaxation, and reversible light-induced switching, representing the first example of such photoresponsive SIMs.

Source: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

DOI: 10.1039/d6qi01825d

Authors: Petr Halaš, Ivan Nemec, Erik Čižmár, Lucie Routaboul, Laure Vendier, Radovan Herchel

Institutions: Palacký University Olomouc, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Université de Toulouse

Language: English

Topic: Magnetism in coordination complexes

Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, Grantová Agentura České Republiky, Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci

Awards: Vplyv redukovanej rozmernosti na spinovo-fonónovú interakciu, G1776980322, Photoswitchable Single Molecule Magnets and Spin Crossover Complexes for the Surface Deposition, G5231982729, Semicoordination: a route to chemically stable molecular nanomagnets, Novel Magnetically Bistable Cobalt(II) and Iron(II) Hofmann-like Polymers for Surface Deposition

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