Spin transition in Gd3N@C-80, detected by low-temperature on-chip SQUID technique

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2011-04-01

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American Institute of Physics

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We present a magnetic study of the Gd3N@C-80 molecule, consisting of a Gd-trimer via a nitrogen atom, encapsulated in a C-80 cage. This molecular system can be an efficient contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications. We used a low-temperature technique able to detect small magnetic signals by placing the sample in the vicinity of an on-chip SQUID. The technique implemented at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory has the particularity of being able to operate in high magnetic fields of up to 7 T. The Gd3N@C80 shows a paramagnetic behavior and we find a spin transition of the Gd3N structure at 1.2 K. We perform quantum mechanical simulations, which indicate that one of the Gd ions changes from a S-8(7/2) state (L-0, S-7/2) to a F-7(6) state (L-S-3, J-6), likely due to a charge transfer between the C-80 cage and the ion. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3536514]

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Superconducting quantum interference devices, Magnetic fields, Magnetic susceptibilities, Josephson junctions, Magnetic resonance imaging

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Chen, L., Carpenter, E. E., Hellberg, C. S., Dorn, H. C., Shultz, M., Wernsdorfer, W., Chiorescu, I. (2011). Spin transition in Gd3N@C-80, detected by low-temperature on-chip SQUID technique. Journal of Applied Physics, 109(7). doi: 10.1063/1.3536514