Remarkable Ln(III)3Fe(III)2 clusters with magnetocaloric effect and slow magnetic relaxation

Dalton Trans. 2015 Jan 14;44(2):468-71. doi: 10.1039/c4dt02871f. Epub 2014 Nov 12.

Abstract

Two remarkable pentanuclear 3d-4f clusters of Ln3Fe2 were synthesized and structurally characterized. Magnetic studies indicate that Gd3Fe2 possesses the significant magnetic entropy change (-ΔSm) of 31.7 J kg(-1) K(-1) and slow magnetic relaxation is observed in the anisotropic Dy-analogue.