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Covalently bonded two spin centers of paramagnetic metallofullerene dimer

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Paramagnetic endohedral metallofullerenes with well protected unpaired spin have potential applications in molecular-scale qubit processing and magnetoreception system. In this study, a paramagnetic metallofullerene Sc3C2@C80 dimer with covalently bonded two spin centers was synthesized. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) results further revealed the varied spin-nuclei couplings and paramagnetic property for Sc3C2@C80 dimer. Briefly, the Sc3C2@C80 dimer in toluene solution shows EPR hyperfine splittings originating from the spin-Sc couplings. However, the Sc3C2@C80 dimer in solid state shows the disappearance of hyperfine structure and a single EPR signal caused by its two-spin-center structure. The transformation of EPR signals can be further finely modulated by controlling the dynamic motion of Sc3C2@C80 dimer in chloronaphthalene. The Sc3C2@C80 dimer with two spin centers possesses varied paramagnetic properties, demonstrating its potential as new magnetic material.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52022098, 51672281, 51972309, and 51832008). T. Wang particularly thanks the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS (Y201910).

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    Haibing Meng, Yongqiang Chai, Chong Zhao, Mingzhe Nie, Chunru Wang & Taishan Wang

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Meng, H., Chai, Y., Zhao, C. et al. Covalently bonded two spin centers of paramagnetic metallofullerene dimer. Nano Res. 14, 4658–4663 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3398-8

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