TY - JOUR
T1 - Stern-Gerlach studies of organometallic sandwich clusters
AU - Miyajima, K.
AU - Knickelbein, M. B.
AU - Nakajima, A.
PY - 2005/7/1
Y1 - 2005/7/1
N2 - Stern-Gerlach type magnetic deflection measurements were performed for two types of multiple sandwich clusters: vanadium-benzene Vn(C 6H6)n+1 and terbium-cyclooctatetraene Tb n(C8H8)n+1. Beams of V n(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.
AB - Stern-Gerlach type magnetic deflection measurements were performed for two types of multiple sandwich clusters: vanadium-benzene Vn(C 6H6)n+1 and terbium-cyclooctatetraene Tb n(C8H8)n+1. Beams of V n(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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U2 - 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00135-4
DO - 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00135-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23744486909
SN - 1434-6060
VL - 34
SP - 177
EP - 182
JO - European Physical Journal D
JF - European Physical Journal D
IS - 1-3
ER -