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Modulation of homochiral Dy(III) complexes: single-molecule magnets with ferroelectric properties.

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2012-10-16)
Xi-Li Li, Chun-Lai Chen, Yu-Liang Gao, Cai-Ming Liu, Xiang-Li Feng, Yang-Hai Gui, Shao-Ming Fang
PMID23065944
ABSTRACT

Homochiral Dy(III) complexes: by changing the ligand-to-metal ratio, enantiomeric pairs of a Dy(III) complex of different nuclearity could be obtained. The mono- and dinuclear complexes exhibit characteristics of single-molecule magnets and different slow magnetic relaxation processes. In addition, the dinuclear complexes exhibit ferroelectric behavior, thus representing the first chiral polynuclear lanthanide-based single-molecule magnets with ferroelectric properties.