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Chin. Phys. B, 2023, Vol. 32(8): 087505    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/acd622
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Unusual magnetic relaxation in a single-molecule magnet with toroidal magnetic moments

Dan Su(苏丹)1,2, Yi-Quan Zhang(张义权)3, En-Ke Liu(刘恩克)1,2, and Yang Sun(孙阳)1,4,†
1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
2. School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
3. School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China;
4. Department of Applied Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
Abstract  We report the synthesis and characterization of a single-molecule magnet composed of triangular clusters of dysprosium ions. The structural study shows that the symmetry changes from one polar point group (mm2) at room temperature to another polar point group (m) at low temperature. Magnetic studies and theory calculations illustrate that the vortex distribution of magnetic dipoles in the triangular dysprosium clusters forms a toroidal magnetic moment. Interestingly, the analysis of AC magnetic susceptibility reveals the coexistence of three distinct magnetic relaxation processes, corresponding to the Raman, Orbach, and QTM relaxation pathways, respectively. The sum of three modified Debye functions is successfully used to describe the multiple relaxation behavior.
Keywords:  single-molecule magnet      magnetic relaxation      toroidal moment  
Received:  24 March 2023      Revised:  06 May 2023      Accepted manuscript online:  17 May 2023
PACS:  75.40.Gb (Dynamic properties?)  
  75.50.-y (Studies of specific magnetic materials)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2021YFA1400303) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.12227806).
Corresponding Authors:  Yang Sun     E-mail:  youngsun@cqu.edu.cn

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Dan Su(苏丹), Yi-Quan Zhang(张义权), En-Ke Liu(刘恩克), and Yang Sun(孙阳) Unusual magnetic relaxation in a single-molecule magnet with toroidal magnetic moments 2023 Chin. Phys. B 32 087505

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