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Stern-Gerlach studies of organometallic sandwich clusters

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Abstract.

Stern-Gerlach type magnetic deflection measurements were performed for two types of multiple sandwich clusters: vanadium-benzene Vn(C6H6)n+1 and terbium-cyclooctatetraene Tbn(C8H8)n+1. Beams of Vn(C6H6)n+1 clusters (n = 1-4) showed symmetric broadening induced by the inhomogeneous field, indicating free spin behavior similar to that displayed by isolated paramagnetic atoms. By contrast, beams of Tbn(C8H8)n+1 clusters displayed one-sided deflection, indicating that fast spin relaxation occurs within the clusters. The difference in the magnetic deflection behavior exhibited by these two systems is explained by their electronic structures, specifically the bonding characteristics between metal atoms and ligand molecules.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, 223-8522, Yokohama, Japan

    K. Miyajima & A. Nakajima

  2. Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, 60439, Illinois, USA

    M. B. Knickelbein

  3. CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), c/o Department of Chemistry, Keio University, 223-8522, Yokohama, Japan

    A. Nakajima

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Miyajima, K., Knickelbein, M. & Nakajima, A. Stern-Gerlach studies of organometallic sandwich clusters. Eur. Phys. J. D 34, 177–182 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2005-00135-4

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