A luminescent Schiff-base heterotrinuclear Zn2Dy single-molecule magnet with an axial crystal field†
Abstract
We report here the synthesis and investigation into the magnetic properties of a luminescent trinuclear Zn2Dy Schiff-base complex that exhibits a zero-field single-molecule magnet behaviour. Magneto-structural correlation confirms that the axial crystal-field is generated by the phenoxide moieties while the characteristic Dy3+-based luminescence is observed.