Quantum Tunneling of Magnetization in a Metal-Organic Framework

Ying Tian, Wei Wang, Yisheng Chai, Junzhuang Cong, Shipeng Shen, Liqin Yan, Shouguo Wang, Xiufeng Han, and Young Sun
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 017202 – Published 7 January 2014
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Abstract

Resonant quantum tunneling of magnetization has been observed in a hybrid metal-organic framework where an intrinsic magnetic phase separation leads to the coexistence of long-range canted antiferromagnetic order and isolated single-ion quantum magnets. This unusual magnetic phenomenon is well interpreted based on a selective long-distance superexchange model in which the exchange interaction between transition metal ions through an organic linker depends on the position of hydrogen bonds. Our work not only extends the resonant quantum tunneling of magnetization to a new class of materials but also evokes the important role of hydrogen bonding in organic magnetism.

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  • Received 19 July 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.017202

© 2014 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Ying Tian, Wei Wang, Yisheng Chai, Junzhuang Cong, Shipeng Shen, Liqin Yan, Shouguo Wang, Xiufeng Han, and Young Sun*

  • State Key Laboratory of Magnetism and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China

  • *Corresponding author.youngsun@iphy.ac.cn

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Vol. 112, Iss. 1 — 10 January 2014

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