Unusual magnetic relaxation in a single-molecule magnet with toroidal magnetic moments

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.