RESUMO
A new series of remarkably isostructural 3d-4f compounds, [Ni3Ln(hmp)4(OAc)5]·H2O·CH2Cl2 (Ln = Gd (1), Tb (2), Dy (3), Ho (4), Y (5)) were synthesized based on a simple one-pot self-assembly method. Magnetic measurements demonstrated the ferromagnetic property of the [Ni3Ln] cores and the heterometallic influence on the magnetocaloric properties. This study suggested that robust and discrete intermetallic cubanes can be an alternative to other magnetically active materials such as high-nuclearity aggregates or clusters whose structures are not generally controlled by common synthetic methodological designs.
RESUMO
A new family of Co/rare-earth intermetallic cubane aggregates [Co3Ln(hmp)4(OAc)5H2O] (Ln = Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Y) have been synthesized by self-assembly. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that they are remarkably isostructural in showing a common [Co3Ln] core. Magnetic studies showed that the Dy, Er, Tm, Yb, and Y complexes are ferromagnetic. The Dy complex exhibits the largest magnetocaloric effect (-ΔSm = 12.58 J kg(-1) K(-1)), which can be attributed to the large magnetic density of Dy(III).